On 14/09/13 3:49 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: > Tom Worthington wrote: > <snip> >> My preference would be to introduce a similar eVoting system for federal >> elections, but only at the larger polling booths, interstate and >> pre-poll booths. Voters could be encouraged to "pop in and vote while >> shopping" during the pre-poll period using the electronic system, while > <snip> > My preference is for voting to be in schools/civic centres rather than > shopping malls. > > Electronic voting in the booth would be fine - as long as the user > interface was up to scratch. > It would be like an open book exam (it would be too late to start googling > polices or calling a friend in the booth). > Though ofcourse, cheat sheets (how-to-votes collected on the way in) would > be permitted. > > Marghanita Well, I'll stick with the position I've taken before. Paper voting is procedurally inclusive. E-voting is not.
I don't regard inclusion as optional, and saying "look it's open source" is a cop-out. After copping some abuse on Twitter for putting this position, I invited my interlocutor to answer my detailed points here: http://chirgwin.blogspot.com/2013/09/e-voting-i-dont-like-it-because-im.html Stilgherrian makes a nice point here: http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/09/12/say-no-to-e-voting-defending-the-pencils-of-democracy/ Just how does anyone propose to put 110 candidates on one screen without making it like "reading a newspaper through a keyhole"? I've watched this debate every damn election I've been reading Link, and I'm sick of geeks trying to steal democracy. Always for my good, somehow. RC _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
