Elections elsewhere
1. Governments who have to contend with illiteracy find innovative ways to vote ... "In Gambia, citizens cast their votes by dropping marbles into colour-coded metal drums with pictures of the candidates. Each drum is rigged with a bell, which the marble, after it's dropped in, dings. (If the bell rings more than once, poll workers know someone has broken the rules.)
2. In modern Estonia you can vote online (now there's an idea to up voter turnout). "Since 2005, Estonians have had the ability to vote online instead of waiting in line at their local polling stations. Although in-person voting is still more popular, in 2015 more than 30 per cent of Estonian voters took advantage of the online voting system.
"The Estonian system is workable because every citizen receives a scannable ID card and PIN, which can be used to fulfil a number of civic responsibilities, from filing taxes to paying library fines. (Although an Estonian's ID card and PIN are used to confirm his or her identity on election day, the vote itself is encrypted, rendering it anonymous.)" ( Read more here at Mental Floss)
