I think the big problem with evoting systems is that gov'ts are buying them. Have you ever seen a gov't RFP? or been involved in any gov't effort for a large computerized system?
Here in Canada, somebody made the right choice of taking a little bite. We mark the choices on a paper, and this is feed thru a scanner that looks like a shredder before it goes into the ballot box.
I think the next choice could be voting from your residence using a security code that was emailed (or snail-mailed) to you. We are doing income tax like that, and this could be verified through logs. After all, if the RIAA is suing grandma's with this evidence, it's good enough for voting...
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Posted by: SarsSmarz on May 03, 2004 10:23 PMHere in Canada, somebody made the right choice of taking a little bite. We mark the choices on a paper, and this is feed thru a scanner that looks like a shredder before it goes into the ballot box.
I think the next choice could be voting from your residence using a security code that was emailed (or snail-mailed) to you. We are doing income tax like that, and this could be verified through logs. After all, if the RIAA is suing grandma's with this evidence, it's good enough for voting...
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