I worked out a new voting system that,
combining the good points of paper voting with those of computing,
guarantees quick, honest and verifiable results.
Please read details at
www.ClearVoting.com
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Faq
what for an electronic vote?
E-vote supporters (governments and hardware & software vendors) evidently want e-vote because:
Public opinion has been given the illusion that electronic would be the best way of
making the elections
more trustworthy, more economical and faster.
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With regard to trustworthiness, we have seen that, by definition, this doesn´t exist and only
an act of faith can lead us to accept the results.
On the contrary, using apropriate "manual" voting and counting procedures, as
those used in Italy,
it is impossible to falsify the final rusults.
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Regarding the reduction of costs, this all remains to be seen. Electronic voting requires huge
investment in computer networks and programs. In this respect, a study conducted by the Swiss
government (see:
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) estimates the cost of electronic voting, for accounting purposes, needs to be amortized
in not less than 20 years.
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Only the third motive for the electronic vote remains, speed; but is it worth the effort to
sacrifice democracy in the way we intend today, just to have the results immediately at the
closure of the polling stations rather than 8-10 hours later?
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