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E-Voting Report Finds Problems with Modern Elections

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-going-to-count-these-again-if-you-don't-mind dept.

JonRob writes "The Open Rights Group has released a report on challenges faced by voting technology. Using the May 2007 Scottish/English elections as a testbed, researchers have collated hundreds of observations into a verdict on voting in the digital age. 'The report provides a comprehensive look at elections that used e-counting or e-voting technologies. As a result of the report's findings ORG cannot express confidence in the results for the areas we observed. This is not a declaration we take lightly but, despite having had accredited observers on location, having interviewed local authorities and having filed Freedom of Information requests, ORG is still not able to verify if votes were counted accurately and as voters intended.' The report is available online in pdf format for download."

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  1. In other news.... by SoapBox17 · · Score: 2, Funny

    E-Voting Report Finds Problems with Modern Elections
    In other news: the earth is round and Richard Stallman really is an alien.

    Video at 11.
  2. Bank Transactions aren't a problem... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We bank online and yet we can't trust e-voting terminals? Perhaps we just need to find a competent company like Microsoft to handle this.

  3. Re:whats wrong with paper tickets anyway? by Evilest+Doer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Chad
    And what problem *is* that African country having with paper ballots?
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    I feel like death on a soda cracker.