Validating Voters For Open Source Governance, In Person

An anonymous reader writes "As we (very gradually) move away from feudal, leader-based forms of governance to collaborative and open source governance, some interesting new issues arise. The biggest is usually user authentication: how can we avoid sock-puppets and spammers from overtaking the voting process? Enter the concept of the streetwiki, an ingenious system for having humans validate their physical neighbors. Bleeding-edge social organization meets ancient validation protocol."

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Re:This is basically how US elections work

[wulfmans]

Sorry, everybody should show ID to vote. You need ID to open a bank account, get insurance. buy booze. hell you even need ID to go to an Obama rally. Gimme a break.
getting an ID should be FREE. So everybody can have one.
Oh...... unless your an illegal person here who CANNOT legally vote anyway.

Re:This is basically how US elections work

[jpapon]

Right now in the USA there are close to 3 million dead people who are registered to vote and voting

That's the kind of claim that needs a citation.

You'll never, ever guess which party they overwhelmingly vote for. That's right... Democrats.

Good thing I wouldn't have to guess, if you would provide a citation.