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1st Real Internet-Option Election in North America

Posted by Hemos on from the just-like-proxyvote dept.

gpmap writes "From the London Free Press: As voters across Ontario were preparing to head to the polls today to elect their municipal leaders, a technological first was quietly taking place in the easternmost reaches of the province. About 100,000 voters the counties of Prescott-Russell and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry were registered to cast their ballots online. Under a new system developed by CanVote Inc., an eastern Ontario startup company, registered voters in 11 area municipalities had the option of voting via the Internet or telephone. "I believe we're the first to do a real full Internet election in North America," said Joe Church, president of CanVote Inc. "People vote by Internet or telephone at their choice. There is no conventional ballot at all." Voters were issued a PIN number with conventional registration cards mailed to area households. Since Nov. 5, people have been logging on to a CanVote website to vote. Church said the new system makes democracy more accessible by removing such barriers to voting as limited mobility or even poor weather." Of course, systems like ProxyVote have been around for a while, but those are commercial issues, rather then state issues.

5 of 238 comments (clear)

  1. Mobility Issues by Beardydog · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wish they'd set this up where I live. I'd like to fulfill my democratic responsibility, but there's so much good TV...

  2. Vote Early & Vote Often by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Voters, please remember to delete your browser's cookie file before voting again.

  3. Re:Paying by autocracy · · Score: 1, Funny
    who does remember which slashdot poll option he choosed 3 months ago ?
    I can you insensitive clod!
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  4. Re:No body: "PIN Number" is redundant. "PIN", plea by JessLeah · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would prefer the moderation "correct". Or perhaps "correct, and heavily pissed off by seeing gajillions of intelligent people make the same stupid mistake." "PIN number". "ATM machine". "CD-ROM disc". "DAT tape". All wrong. All stupid.

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  5. Oblig. Futurama Quote... by Insightfill · · Score: 4, Funny
    Human female: "The sheer drama of this election has driven voter turnout to its highest level in centuries, six percent."

    Morbo: "Exit poll show evil underdog Richard Nixon trailing with estimated zero votes."

    Human female: "The time is 7:59 and the robot polls are now opening." (short pause) "And robot votes are now in. Nixon has won."

    Morbo: "Morbo congratulates our gargantuan cyborg president. May death come quickly to his enemies."