Elections

[tamborine]

5y to the next election and counting ballots is laborious but necessary within time limits. There must be an easier foolproof method? Even postal votes need opening & counting.

We are in a digital age & the current system seems past its sell by date? Any suggestions for a paperless voting system?

[Canary42]

Computerised voting got a bad name in the US after the Florida fiasco many years ago, but I think it should be seriously looked at in this country.

[Buenchico]

It seems that we're lagging behind Estonia!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32421086

[tamborine]

Maybe on phone with press 1 2 3 4 for your choice? Entreprenaurs, your chance to build a program?

[Buenchico]

>>>Maybe on phone with press 1 2 3 4 for your choice?

That could get complicated. We had to enter up to 18 crosses on our ballot forms here yesterday!

[Hopkirk]

Too many hackers around. I think we need to stick to paper and pencil.

[fiction-factory]

They could have data entry terminals in each polling station- the results could then be available within minutes of the close of the ballot. I think there would be concerns though about civil liberties/privacy though since in theory there would be a central record of who you voted for

[AliceTickband]

FF....you mean there isn't one already??!!

[tamborine]

Every voter has an allotted number added to paper when they attend polling stn & postal votes. Some papers are uncounted due to misuse. (See my missive in link).

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1418207-2.html

[fiction-factory]

I know that, tamborine, but there are rules but it is very unlikely under the present system that anyone is going to manually match them all up to produce a record of who voted for which party- and unless there is a major conspiracy it seems very difficult to do given the controls in place.

[fiction-factory]

I know that, tamborine, but it is very unlikely under the present system that anyone is going to manually match them all up to produce a record of who voted for which party- and unless there is a major conspiracy it seems very difficult to do given the controls in place.