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

[Andrew]

Ireland seems somewhat unusual in not allowing for voting by citizens 
not present in the country. However, given the size of our diaspora, 
relative to the population, this seems reasonable. In terms of those 
temporarily out of the country things become more complex.

I'm currently studying in the United States, but am still a resident of 
Ireland, so I am entitled to vote, if I am at home at the time of the 
election. However, were I to establish residency in the United States 
after I finish, at what time would I lose my entitlement to vote (if 
ever) and how would that be enforced in Ireland? If proxy votes were 
allowed, wouldn't there be room for those no longer resident (or who 
have never been resident) to have a large influence on Irish elections 
- and for certain people to have a large say through the exercise of 
multiple proxy votes?

Given the narrow margin, for example, in some referendums concerning 
abortion, and the possibility that the political leanings of Irish 
citizens abroad deviates significantly from that of the Irish 
population, I am wary about decoupling physical presence from 
entitlement to vote (while making accommodation for those in the 
country incapable of travelling to a polling station).

Andrew

On Sep 10, 2004, at 1:25 PM, David GLAUDE wrote:

>
> Then once this is accomplish you can try to make those away capable of 
> voting... but to keep it secure, the only way is to use proxy-voting. 
> Postal voting and remote e-Voting are not safe. Voting at the ambasy 
> is not fun nor practical...
>
> If you know you will be away, choose a friend and give him the right 
> to vote for you.
>
> David GLAUDE
>
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> Member states shall ensure that data processing is not considered to
> be a field of technology in the sense of patent law, and that
> innovations in the field of data processing are not considered to be
> inventions in the sense of patent law.
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