[LINK] Oregon uses iPad for voting yesterday

[Richard Chirgwin]

On 10/11/11 1:01 AM, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> David Boxall wrote:
>
>> Another one to add to all the other issues with electronic voting that
>> have been raised on Link in the past.
> Interesting how finnicky banks and tax depts are about providing secure
> access to their services.
>
> Surely our democratic votes are at least as precious.
>
> The way electronic voting currently treats our franchise, well that of
> Americans, is a blot on our hallowed concept of democracy.
>
>
> cheers
> rickw
>
At least as precious.

One of the many stupid and pernicious things about the e-voting push is 
that a significant number of those developing such systems in the US 
would themselves be non-participants; given that only a bit over half of 
Americans bother voting.

RC