By Ben Giles
Arizona Capitol Times
A bill to establish an online voting pilot program in time for the 2014 primary election is drawing bipartisan support in the Arizona State Senate.
Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, said the technology is readily available to ensure the safety and accuracy of online voting – an effort that could save the state millions of dollars in expenses racked up by mailing ballots to voters, he added.
“Long term, we’re not going to send paper around, and it costs us $12 million a year to do early mail-in ballots,” Worsley said. “I think we have the technology online now to certify more accurately that there’s not fraud.”
If Arizonans can be comfortable withdrawing cash and accessing their bank accounts online or at ATMs, they should be just as comfortable voting online, he said.
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