Also, something that is frequently overlooked, real-time monitoring of results might not even be desirable at all. Being able to see the trend in real-time changes people's behavior dramatically.
Early votes looked like Candidate A will win? Candidate B supporters might get disheartened and not bother. Candidate A lost out in the end? "But I was winning during the first half".
It was one of those things that we were conscious about when we rolled out the university-wide elections system in UP Diliman.
Also, something that is frequently overlooked, real-time monitoring of results might not even be desirable at all. Being able to see the trend in real-time changes people's behavior dramatically.
Early votes looked like Candidate A will win? Candidate B supporters might get disheartened and not bother. Candidate A lost out in the end? "But I was winning during the first half".
It was one of those things that we were conscious about when we rolled out the university-wide elections system in UP Diliman.