[LINK] Victoria the first to cast e-vote in a state election

brd at iimetro.com.au brd at iimetro.com.au
Tue Nov 14 09:52:59 AEDT 2006


Victoria the first to cast e-vote in a state election
Pilot begins today
Sandra Rossi 13/11/2006 14:17:52
Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1353237299;fp;16;fpid;1

Electronic votes are set to be cast in the state of Victoria today, marking a
first for Australia in any state election.

In a bid to increase access to voting, the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC)
has launched an e-voting pilot.

People who are vision impaired will cast their votes from 6pm tonight for the
forthcoming state election which is being held on November 25, 2006.

The victorian government passed legislation in July to enable the initiative.

There are an estimated 53,500 vision impaired voters in Victoria.

In addition to today's pilot, e-centres have also been established for those who
cannot vote on election day.

The VEC is piloting electronic voting at six e-centres.

E-voting software used at the centres has been provided by Hewlett Packard in
partnership with Scytl Secure Electronic Voting.

Voting computers are not connected to a network so they cannot be accessed from
the Internet.

An independent software auditor has certified the source code to ensure it is
secure and free from malicious code.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au


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