If that doesnt work make voting mandatory like what they do in Australia.
You'd also need a good network connection at each voting station. You'd also need a private network (as I'm sure you wouldn't want to leave the integrity of an election dependant on the availability of a public network such as the internet. Do we have such connections?
Even if the data was secure over a VPN, how do you guarantee the availability of the network on the day in question. One major virus outbreak or large scale denial-of-service attack, and voting stops.A better option might be to use a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) which means the data would be sent over the public Internet but in a secure manner.
When it comes to electronic voting I think people should continue to use the pen and the ballot but record their vote using an optical scanner. This allows for electronic tabulation of results with an automatic paper verification if required.
Even if the data was secure over a VPN, how do you guarantee the availability of the network on the day in question. One major virus outbreak or large scale denial-of-service attack, and voting stops.
I'd go back to my original point about technology-led solutions. What would be the business case for allowing electronic tabulation of results?
I'm not being smart, but;It would be more accurate than the current system for one and would eliminate the need for manual counting.
I'm not being smart, but;
- how much more accurate?
- what problems does this solve?
- what benefits arise from eliminating manual counting?
You didn't answer my question. I didn't ask how accurate. I asked 'how much more accurate'.I would imagine it would be 100% accurate. Essentially the voter marks a paper ballot and this is scanned by a machine. As long as the voter marks the ballot correctly, the ballot will be counted correctly.
Show me the data. We would need solid data on the types of problems that do occur and how many of these would be resolved by the new system and how many new problems the new system would introduce before considering any move forward.Those arising from human error (did I just count ten or nine? is that a mark or was it rubbed out? etc.)
Elimination of human error and scrapping of the ridiculous "tallyman".
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