Voting by phone is a pointless solution to an imaginary problem

Voting by phone is an unserious idea.

This past week Congressman Eric Swalwell pitched just that while discussing his candidacy for California Governor on CNN’s The Story Is with Elex Michaelson.

“I want us to be able to vote by phone,” the Bay Area Democrat said. “If we can do our taxes, make our healthcare appointments, make uh, essentially, do your banking online, you should be able to vote by phone.”

Elections (and governing) should be about fixing actual problems, and California has plenty that Swalwell could focus on, like cost of living, housing, homelessness, K-12 education, wildfires and droughts.

Unfortunately, with phone-call voting Swalwell is campaigning to fix non-existent problems.

Voting in California is easy. There are plenty of places to vote in person, and if that i