[Air-l] debate on on-line voting

Many thanks to Christian Sandvig for the detailed and interesting report on the debate at Oxford on the question of on-line voting. A question: Years ago now James Carey pointed out that the "vote" is comprised of more than the voting moment, for it also includes public discourse about the issues and candidates being voted upon. For this reason, he argues, the question of electronic voting must include attention to the question of participation in public discourse about issues and candidates to be meaningful. Christian, in your report about the debate this topic doesn't appear -- was it raised at all? Thanks -- Sandra Braman