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Voting Machines Banned by Dutch Minister

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-business-here-go-screw-up-belgium dept.

5heep writes "Dutch Government Renewal Minister Atzo Nicolai has banned the use of one type of computer voting machine in national elections next month. The turnabout came after a group called We Don't Trust Voting Computers protested the vulnerability of electronic voting to fraud or manipulation. The reason for this ban is the radio signals emitted by the machines which can be used to peek at a voters' choice from several dozen meters away."

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  1. Better late than never, I guess... by truedfx · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to my local newspaper, these voting machines have been used in the last two elections.

  2. Give me something I can Count! by Zarniwoop_Editor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Paper ballots... you can count them... You can check them, you can verify them.
    Computer Ballots don't leave the average Joe with any sense that they can be verified.
    Too much potential for problems with Electronic voting from a voter perception perspective.
    I like putting my little X on the ballot.

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    - F1 NEWS
  3. Re:WHY? by aadvancedGIR · · Score: 2, Informative

    Years ago, I heard about a big election in an african country in which a large proportion of the population was illiterate. The solution was easy, they simply ask every party to choose a distinctive sign. On the ballot, they put those signs in front of the names of the candidates (plus their photos) and it worked rather fine.
    Conclusion: illiteracy is absolutely not an excuse for not having correct voting procedures.