[E-voting] Minimum requirement to juge voting "technology"

[Timothy Murphy]

On Friday 10 September 2004 12:10, Aengus Lawlor wrote:

> > If the suggested voting procedure seems to be
> > as long-winded as the present system
> > it will be rejected in favour of e-voting without VVAT.
>
> Rejected by who? By the politicians or by the Voters? I haven't seen any
> evidence that the voters have any problem with the "long-winded" system
> we have at present.

I don't think voters object to the present system,
but I do think that most of those involved in counting the votes
do believe that some kind of automation is highly desirable.

I was at the interminable RDS count,
and the people in all parties that I spoke to
agreed that there was something wrong with the present system,
and that it ought to be changed.

Actually, among the people I spoke to
I would have been the least in favour of radical change,
as I think there is a certain social value in the present system,
in bringing together those involved in political activity.


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