@article{Birdsall_2005, title={The democratic divide}, volume={10}, url={https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1216}, DOI={10.5210/fm.v10i4.1216}, abstractNote={ Remote Internet voting has been proposed as a solution to low voter turnout. It is tempting to see the use of Internet technology by a large segment of the population as a quick fix for making the voting process more accessible to a larger number of people. This argument, however, demonstrates a disconnect with the reality of Internet use; that is, that it happens in a place. Internet use is not an ethereal, boundary–less activity, it is situated in a spatial/geographic context. Reviewing this geographic context using Geographic Information System technology can reveal the serious limitations of a "point and click" solution to improving political participation. }, number={4}, journal={First Monday}, author={Birdsall, Stephanie}, year={2005}, month={Apr.} }