[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 14:01:10 AEDT 2006


Quoting Brendan Scott <brendansweb at optusnet.com.au>:

> Is there some reason why can't they get a braille printer and print 
> out a completed ballot (for the voter to confirm before submitting 
> it)?  Or have a certain number of braille ballots available to be 
> filled in at the booth?

The issue was not so much voting, but voting in secret. Having to tell 
a sighted
person how they wanted to vote (as well as potentially being overheard 
but even
more people) was seen (ha!) as embarrassing.

If you want to hear the interview you can go to
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2006/1787848.htm and go in about
19min 45 seconds.

-- 
Regards
brd

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



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