Seeking The Source For Ireland's E-Voting System

WeeBull writes "Michael Cunningham from p45.net tried to request 'the source code of the electronic voting system first used in Ireland's May 2002 general election, plus any supporting technical documentation supplied to the Department of Environment and Local Government including the functional specifications' under Ireland's Freedom of Information legislation. The result wasn't what he expected ..."

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Minutes of Selection Committee choosing e-voting

[sould]

I've just found this document - which appears to be the minutes of an Irish government selection commmittee debating the merits (amongst other things, search for neda) of this system.

Interesting quote: "The integrity of the electoral process will be assured for both the electorate and candidates"

Not all of the electorate it would seem.

Further on in the document
[emphasis mine]
"(2) No equipment may be approved for the purposes of subsection (1) unless a full technical description of the said equipment (including all source code and information regarding independent testing and verification relating thereto) has been laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving a draft of the order approving the said equipment has been passed by each such House.".

Intesting hey?

Thats just one of the committee's opinion - and it looks like they got slapped down - but if I was Irish, I'd be finding out who this Mr Gilmore was & voting for him.

software used in belgians elections

[bowa]

all sourcecode of the three systems used is available for download and public review on the site of the federal government.

http://www.verkiezingen.fgov.be/Nouveau/NieuwNl/Do kunnl/broncodes/Cdoku7nnl.htm

(clik on one of the three software systems and then on 'Hier')