Irish Reject E-Voting, Go Back To Paper

Death Metal tips news that the Irish government has announced their decision to abandon e-voting and return to a paper-based system. "Ireland has already put about $67 million into building out its e-voting infrastructure, but the country has apparently decided that it would be even more expensive to keep going with the system than it would be to just scrap it altogether." John Gormley, Ireland's Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, said, "It is clear from consideration of the Report of the Commission on Electronic Voting that significant additional costs would arise to advance electronic voting in Ireland. ... the assurance of public confidence in the democratic system is of paramount importance and it is vital to bring clarity to the present situation." He added that he still thinks there is a need for electoral reform.

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Re:Paper and Electronic

[buchner.johannes]

Nothing beats paper (except scissors)

Lizard eats paper.

http://www.samkass.com/theories/RPSSL.html

alcohol consumption by country

[rs232]

"Because they are all so drunk they can't pick the right buttons to press. And believe me, I know"

Only because you in the UK are all on Ketamine or crack. Which is why no one ever buys drinks in clubs, which is why they turn the taps off in the club bathrooms at night, a whole room of people out of their collective trees, and none of them buying a drink.

According to this, Luxemberg and France come out ahead of Ireland, but you don't ever get comments like yours maligning their national character.

Re:alcohol consumption by country

[Anonymous Coward]

but the french smell sometimes of wine... but mostly they just smell... and Luxemberg sure BE JAYSUS TED THAT PLACE isn't even a country ...