Estonian Internet Voting Called a Success

composer314 writes "The Associated Press is reporting that the small European nation of Estonia has conducted large-scale voting over the Internet. From the article: "Last week, Estonia became the first country in the world to hold an election allowing voters nationwide to cast ballots over the internet. Fewer than 10,000 people, or 1 percent of registered voters, participated online in elections for mayors and city councils across the country, but officials hailed the experiment as a success." The system is built on Linux." I guess it works well when the Internet is considered a human right.

Comments

Rather "it works" when you're the winner

[RLiegh]

amirite?

WTF Does Estonia Have to do with Slashdot Politics

[Anonymous Coward]

If you look at the FAQ for sections,this politics sections is supposed to be about "US government politics". Why on God's Green Earth should anybody care about Estonians voting besides Estonians?

This politics section sucks, it's nothing but a US-bashfast site. Remember when it was supposed to be temporary? Slashdot should stick to what it does best tech news a week late. The political coverage is so clumsy and amateurish.

Re:WTF Does Estonia Have to do with Slashdot Polit

[MightyMartian]

I thought most Americans were interested in bashing homosexuals, pretending to be outraged by Janet Jackson's nipple and make-believing that Dubya has anything but a rudimentary notochord.