UK.gov ditches 'Big Brother'-style e-voting

[cyberpj]

I didn't know whether to add this to the daily thread since it was U.K. article so I simply posted it for info.

UK.gov ditches 'Big Brother'-style e-voting

Rounding on the Government Oliver Heald MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, described the Government's e-voting plans as "reckless" and "insecure".

"The Government must retain the tried and trusted ballot box as the foundation of British democracy.

"Restoring public confidence in our electoral system is more important than spending taxpayers' money on 'Big Brother' text messaging gimmicks.

"This lack of an adequate audit trail is extremely worrying in the light of the risk of fraud already exposed with all-postal voting," he said.

cont'd...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/06/govt_voting/

[Wilms]

1. Heck. I'll add it to the daily thread!

Good one, Cyber.

[cyberpj]

12. Thanks. I had to post and run yesterday so I appreciate the help.

I'd love to try to keep this issue front and center in GD or GDP but it seems impossible. This is our MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE as far as I'm concerned.

Peace.

[Bill Bored]

2. Of course they did! They may talk funny, but they're NOT STUPID! nt

[Wilms]

3. Cheers, mate. n/t

[Febble]

5. Actually we are.

We allowed postal voting on demand this year and laid ourselves open to serious electoral fraud for the first time since the rotten boroughs were reformed.

But we are still smart enough to learn from you guys. E-voting won't happen.

[kster]

4. kick recommend...nt

[Land Shark]

6. Her'e's a kick for a voting system with Known risks that everyone

can WATCH for and protect against to a much greater degree than any electronic system/

[kster]

7. kick.nt

[autorank]

8. Recommend this Sucker!!! This is it. You can throw out the machines.

...and why did they do it...to restore trust in the system.

Allright!!!!!

[kster]

9. Kick 2 more "recommends" will do it..nt

[Amonester]

10. Done. :-)

[AuntiBush]

11. That's It! I'm Moving to the UK!

Sadly kidding. Maybe I'll stay here and try to help bring our country back to it's senses! I can hope, anyway, even if it's by a damn shred!

[WhoWantsToBeOccupied]

13. Hooray!

[Joanne98]

14. He's bloody right. Finally some good news.

[kster]

15. Kick.nt

[kster]

16. kick.nt

[kster]

17. Another article

News > Internet Friday 9th September 2005

Government drops e-voting trials

Andy McCue
silicon.com
September 05, 2005, 10:05 BST

Government drops e-voting trials

Andy McCue
silicon.com
September 05, 2005, 10:05


The government has ditched plans for wide-ranging trials of Internet and SMS voting next year that are supposed to pave the way for e-voting technology to be used at the next general election.

The e-voting trials were due to kick off in 2006 as part of a two-year electoral modernisation project being run by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) but a tender inviting bids from IT suppliers to run the projects next year has now been cancelled.

The ODPM said: "This notice has been cancelled as the government has decided not to invite applications to conduct electronic electoral modernisation pilots in 2006. All organisations that submitted an expression of interest in the tender have been notified of the cancellation."

The trials were scheduled to include: Internet; telephone; text message; digital TV voting channels; electronic polling stations and vote counting systems; voter verification technology; and other electronic services to "make elections straightforward, efficient, secure and, above all, readily accessible to all electors given modern lifestyles".

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39216374,00.htm

[kster]

18. kick don't forget the

good ones.