[E-voting] Letter to the new minister

[Colm MacCarthaigh]

Although it's about 2/3 weeks away still, I've drafted a letter to the
new minister. I'll send it the day the reshuffle is announced.

Comments/changes/suggestions welcome.

	http://www.stdlib.net/~colmmacc/newminister.pdf

A Aire,

Further to my previous letters to your predecessor and again on behalf
of Irish Citizens for Trustworthy Evoting, I request a meeting with
yourself, or high-level representatives from within the department, at
the earliest possible opportunity.

Unfortunately, as far as ICTE are aware it remains the case that funds,
time and other resources are being spent on evaluating the previously
chosen Evoting system. A system that still does not include a Voter
Verified Audit Trail (VVAT) and thus can never satisfy the fundamental
and constitutional requirements of a secure, secret and accurate
democracy.

As made clear on page 23 of the Commission on Electronic Voting's
Interim report and in the overwhelming ma jority of submissions made to
the Commission, the need for a VVAT cannot be rationally disputed. As
such, ICTE respectfully requests that you insist that any voting system
to be implemented in Ireland must include a Voter Verified Audit Trail.

                                              Is mise le meas,
                                              Colm MacCárthaigh

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