My contention with referenda is that it usually offers a yes/no option for the voters. There is little compromise or consensus building or seeing whether the other side is coming from. And some issues are just too complex to be decided by yes/no votes. Just imagine the American response to the Ukrainian issue if referenda were the decision-making tool.

California used to the "king" of referenda, but I believe they have moved away from that political technique. One criticism was that successful referenda were often mutually exclusive, leaving the bureaucracy to decide which referendum actually applied.

Anyways, I'm not a fan of referenda. But any reasonable discussion away from the status quo is good by me.

I'm sure where technology is going in democracy. The Canadian political parties today use internet technology in their leadership races. And too often, there are allegations of shenanigans. But in our general elections, we use pencil and paper ballot. The systems are working well. Since we instituted voter ID around 2000, allegations of unfair elections have dropped.

With the TDG having electoral units of 200 residents, it will be easier to keep track of voter lists and apply them to the elections. So I'm not seeing a big need to go electronic in the TDG.