The ATM bit is just because we already have a system of safe terminals all over every country that are used to deal with personal data on the daily. It doesn't have to use a bank card per se. The idea is just to provide options outside of PC/phone login though even grandma has an Android nowadays.

The solution to the mood based polling is the "should the vote not be corrected over Y time". Y can be determined depending on what gov can handle but is it really mood voting if you get voted in, a year later you've not been in the lead position for over Y time (say 3 months) and you get replaced by the new favorite?

> You've now also limited the number of eligible voters to those with cards that work in ATMs, so people with some form of wealth which is probably in line with how the framers intended

Calling them ATM cards was probably just a short cut in describing how the system would work. Not a suggestion to connect with the banking system.

In any case, it might actually be an interesting idea to perhaps give everyone a base vote for free and then let them have some bonus votes in proportion to actual net taxes paid. Gotta give those billionaires an incentive to not dodge their taxes so hard after all.

> So if a person's poll numbers drop below some threshold, they are automatically recalled?

That's a relatively simple flaw to fix, if you'd actually want to fix it. You already made some suggestions, and there are other ways.

In general, I would suggest trying these kinds of innovations out more locally before you go for the federal government.

That could either be in states or counties, or even for running local clubs and cooperatives and companies.

There's some standard ways for shareholders to vote on the board of directors etc. But it's relatively easy for willing companies (especially new startups) to experiment with alternative forms of governance.