[E-voting] Meeting with the Minister/Dept

[Timothy Murphy]

On Monday 17 January 2005 20:34, Catherine Ansbro wrote:

> Also, someplace in the basic presentation should state the need for a
> mandatory audit of a significant percentage of the votes at every election
> as necessary to deter fraud. 

I don't agree with that, or think it would be wise to suggest such a rule.
In my view, VVAT should be regarded as a safety-net,
reserved for cases where there is reasonable cause for doubt,
as certified in the last resort by a court.

If you put forward a system which seems even more time-consuming
than the current system it will certainly be rejected.

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