British E-Voting Pilots Announced

rimberg writes "The Department for Constitutional Affairs has announced it is going to trial Electronic voting using the internet and/or telephone. Bridget Prentice, Elections Minister at the department said 'We need to make sure that people can vote in more convenient ways consistent with a modern lifestyle. [...] More and more people, and particularly young people, are using the internet everyday. We need to see if we can use this to encourage people even more to participate in the democratic process.' The Open Rights Group (Think British EFF) have responded by saying 'E-voting threatens the integrity of our elections and we oppose its use in our democracy.'"

Comments

You deserve everything you get.

[Colin Smith]

I don't vote either, because it a) would have no effect, and b) all the parties look the same and are likely to lie and change their policies once they get in anyway (like Labour did). "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Burke

Better than martial law, I suppose...

[pla]

The Department for Constitutional Affairs has announced it is going to trial Electronic voting using the internet and/or telephone.

...Because Bush can't run for another term in the US.



Don't worry, you guys can count on the results from Florida coming in quickly and for the "right" candidate.

/Yes, I know this news comes from the U.K.