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

[Jan Whitaker]

At 02:55 PM 14/11/2006, Craig Sanders wrote:
>but this is the way that the e-voting companies will get their way, by
>making it a PC disability issue. the emotive argument will override
>the rational security argument (as emotive arguments always do). and
>then they'll push for it being the standard voting method so that all
>citizens can have the "convenience" of electronic voting, not just the
>blind.

There has been conversation on the vip list saying similar things 
about not really trusting the new approach. Some are saying they use 
postal voting with a family member helping them complete the ballot 
and mailing it back for them.


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