Monday, October 20, 2008
The Coast on electronic voting
The Coast has an excellent and extensive article on issues with electronic voting, particularly as related to the Halifax Regional Municipality.
iVote: Can electronic voting save democracy? - The Coast - September 18, 2008
It's no wonder that Americans are increasingly distrustful of the voting process. Voting experts challenge every aspect of elections, including the registration process, the procedures at the polling place itself, the use of electronic machines and the counting and recounting of votes.
Contrast the sour American experience to Canadian elections: In this country, voters show up at the poll and are handed a paper ballot and a pencil. They check the box next to their preferred candidate and put the ballot in a box. After the polls close, an election official opens the box, and the official and poll observers from the political parties examine each ballot and agree on how the vote was cast. A final tally takes about half an hour.
The Canadian system is clean, unambiguous and fair.
But the Halifax Regional Municipality doesn't like the Canadian system, and is determined to change it.
iVote: Can electronic voting save democracy? - The Coast - September 18, 2008
Labels: canada, halifax, internet voting
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