[LINK] Estonia to hold online elections

Sandra Henderson SHENDERS at nla.gov.au
Mon Feb 26 09:09:42 AEDT 2007


http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6161005.html
"The Baltic state of Estonia plans to become the world's first country
to allow voting in a national parliamentary election via the Internet
next month...Computer specialists have estimated 20,000 to 40,000 of
940,000 registered voters will vote via the Internet from February 26 to
28, ahead of the March 4 election day. ..The voting will take place by
people putting their state-issued ID card, which has an electronic chip
on it, into a reader attached to a computer and then entering two
passwords. "

Sandra Henderson
Email: shenders at nla.gov.au




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