Easy fix, already used in other countries: start mailing sooner so they arrive before the election day.
El vals del obrero by Ska-p
Good enough if there's nothing better.
Paper, PDF or whatever they use in the future.
And the definition of "minor" in this case can be different than 18 or 21. Just like you can buy a firearm or drive a car but not drink alcohol at the same age.
Another option: go to the future, get a history book, go back and change the events to fix the problems before they exist. No paradox (except for the book... and maybe it would change like in BTTF2).
That's one possible option. The other is that going back in time and changing anything creates a new reality without destroying the one you come from. But since we can't go back in time we don't know if it's the multiverse or the only-one-timeline.
"The witch shitstain is dead! The witch shitstain is dead!"
I read it years ago but I remember they try the shield with a laser on a moon and the result scares the builder of the shield. And they don't do anything fancy. Just shooting a normal military laser to an active personal shield.
In Dune, yes. Shooting a shield with a laser creates a nuclear explosion equivalent.
It can be. But I think it's easier to use a limited version of Android. QNX after all is a RTOS.