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Online Voting in Alberta or Elsewhere

By John Gregory

According to a report by Richard Liebrecht of the QMI Agency:

Alberta Musing Online Election Voting
New election rules have cleared the way for Internet and electronic voting, which could come to Alberta as early as 2013. ?Obviously that online voting is something that?s on the forefront of people?s minds ? people say, ?I can do my banking online, but I can?t do my voting online?,? said Brian Fjeldheim, Alberta?s Chief Electoral Officer.

The Chief Electoral Officer went on to say ?Once it has been proven to be effective, that the votes can be certified, all that security stuff can be looked after, I certainly see that as something that?s coming.?

How easy is looking after ?all that security stuff??

Is the parallel between e-voting and e-banking valid?

A few years ago (“Electronic Voting and the Law“) I suggested (unofficially, of course) a few reasons why Internet voting is not like Internet banking. Was I unduly pessimistic? Or are people in fact a bit too blasé about the security of e-banking?

[via Internet Law News]

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on March 01, 2010 (boomark / email).