While there are 60K "users", only about 6K actually have the qualifications to vote, which is 10 Karma and an account over 3 months old. While ~80 votes may seem low, keep in mind that the last several elections have only had ~180 voters, and that most people don't care about referendums.

The most voted on election (election 1) had 905 voters. The referendums held just weeks after that, making the election rules and requirements, had less than 100 votes each.

If you care enough to vote, your vote really does count. That should be something to be happy about.

What is not GUI, or at all difficult, about the current elections? You click the URL in the e-mail, enter your name and token, click on the choice(s) you want, and click "OK" twice to verify/submit your vote.

There's no command line involved. Logging in and posting on TMO has more steps than voting. It's really not at all complex from the perspective of the voter. It doesn't have pretty eye candy, or title bars and cruft. But it's not about browsing and finding things. It's about voting, which is a pretty quick and non-branching thing.

Mind you, there's a lot behind the scenes going on that is complex. An open ballot system, single-use token tracking, verifiable vote tokens, using OpenSTV, all to make a fully transparent, yet still anonymous election. But form the voters perspective, it's a log-in and few clicks to choose/confirm your choices.