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E-voting Trials and Tribulations

Posted by michael on from the push-button-convenience dept.

Alex Susor writes "This article is about the new digital touch screen voting system in Georgia, the first state in the nation to adopt this method of voting statewide. Demonstration machines were set up at the recent primaries to teach voters about the new system (to be in place for the November general election) and had some big problems." Compare and contrast to systems in Florida and Germany.

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  1. good paper == better. by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Insightful

    you should really first develop a paper system that nobody challanges to not work properly, it's not that hard. power shortage and s*** is bound to happen somewhere even with ups. + the (illusion) of real privacy goes straight out of the window.

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  2. the true voting tech is the method, not machines by js7a · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I don't care whether they use paper, plastic, or some newfangled electronic gizmos. :)

    What really matters is that they use Instant Runoff Voting; please see:

    The Center for Voting and Democracy

    the Instantrunoff mailing list

    and the California Instant Runoff Voting Coalition for an example of a good local activism site.

    P.S. You can create your own web-based IRV web surveys with DemoChoice.org (also includes free downloadable php scripts for your own site.)