I do not know:) Perhaps, if you somehow could create a trusted and platform to run it on, educate the voters enough to both verify their vote and the election process itself (the blockchain and the platform). None of which is trivial, but I guess it is not impossible

The point remains however: What have you gained apart introducing a lot of complexity?

No good reason. Except perhaps that a perfectly implemented system (if such a thing is possible, so far none has been devised) would be faster.

Apart from that, the paper version is:

Cheap,
Reliable,
Repeatable
Extremely hard to rig on a large scale,
Well tested
Durable,

And most important of all: Easy to understand and audit by a layperson.

Many slashdot readers are well versed in CS and we do not trust these systems. How then can we expect the public to have any faith in these systems?

If the many CS guys out there really want to help, they should think out algorithms for sorting that are efficient, precise and can be done by humans - preferably with some error correction built in. It will not make anyone rich, but it may just keep a bit of faith in elections

It is a tool. Like any other tool you apply it when your skill and experience tells you to. I belive the term commonly associated with this is "professional".

Give it a couple of weeks and Snowden will be labeled a pederast and it will play over and over in the news until it is true.

Could some of the more rebellious elements be persuaded to send some of the plant seeds to Europe?

You should spend whatever time you have left looking forwards not backwards.

Accept that a wedding is for her and about her. Ask her what she wants and give it to her.

Neither dead nor alive! it is undead I tell you! UNDEAD cats roam the land!!!

Not to mention that it is also cool. This is news for nerds after all:)

Too little, too late.

Well he is getting paid for it. Not only is it her right to be there, the most important part of his job is to make sure she can be there.

Religion Causes Confusion Between Reality and Fiction

Learn to say no right now. It will be better for both you and you son.