[E-voting] Question on optical scan

[Catherine Ansbro]

I prefer accuracy and transparency to ease, speed or "simplicity" of 
counting.  "Simplicity" as you imply could too easily  mean Complicity.

Catherine

Timothy Murphy wrote:

>On Thursday 20 January 2005 11:09, David O'Callaghan wrote:
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>>>One great attraction of e-voting is its simplicity.
>>>Any additiion or alternative needs to be as simple
>>>(or only a little more complicated).
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>>The same could be said of our current system, and the proposed
>>electronic system does not pass the test of being "as simple".
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>I don't agree.
>My own reaction to the last count I attended (at the RDS) was
>"This can't be the best way to do it",
>and I believe that was the reaction of most people there.
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>There is a strong argument in favour of e-voting,
>even though there are also grave doubts
>about the system proposed.
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