French Voting Machines a "Catastrophe"

eldavojohn writes "The electronic voting machine has soured another election. Some French voters have reportedly turned away in disgust after facing up to two hours in lines to use the machines. Further, the article reports, 'Researchers at Paul Verlaine University in Metz said that trials on two of the three machines used in France showed that four people out of every seven aged over 65 could not get their votes recorded.' This article concentrates primarily on usability and efficiency, but surprisingly mentions little (aside from user trust issues) about the security embodied in the machines or whether it was satisfactory. I think all three aspects are important to anyone aiming to produce voting machines. The manufacturer of these particular machines is France Élection."

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[ArsenneLupin]

hehe

Problem is the French not the machine

[vrochette]

Actually I think one problem is that the electoral "staff", people organizing the elections were improperly trained or probably not even trained at all.

WIll be hard to convince the French electronic vote is the way forward.
I think people who argue that these machines don't work, probably have never attended a "depouillement" to really see what a mess it is to open envelopes and count each paper.
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Vincent