It took Hurricane Sandy to Catch the First Glimpse of Online Voting in the U.S.

The New Jersey Department of State has issued a directive today to county elections officials to permit New Jersey registered voters displaced by Hurricane Sandy to vote electronically.

Elections in the United States aren't perfect. There's plenty of room for improvement. In this age of the internet, an obvious solution for many is remote internet voting — an option that seems more palatable every year given the adoption of PCs, mobile devices, and broadband internet.