Bidirectional voting and continuous voting concepts as possible use of Internet in democratic voting process

摘要

Democracies need elections for choosing their authorities and governments. This process has many factors that shape today's procedures. However, the Internet is a medium that may change the possibilities and elections. The main issue is concern on how changes may influence the whole democratic process. This paper shows two possible ideas - that of bidirectional voting and continuous voting, and considers possible reasons for introducing changes as well as the consequences. An introductory research in into this matter gives additional hints.