Comments on: Learning from India’s Electronic Voting System http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: arvind http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-268262 arvind Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:52:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-268262 <p>What was the voting system prior to 1952 elections? Were there separate boxes with the candidates symbol on it and an authentic ballot paper?</p> What was the voting system prior to 1952 elections? Were there separate boxes with the candidates symbol on it and an authentic ballot paper?

]]> By: iNDIAn http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-210339 iNDIAn Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:40:02 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-210339 <blockquote>impoverished nation like India, where cows roam the streets of the capital and most people’s idea of high-tech is a flush toilet</blockquote> <p>America's version of hi-tech is wasting food crops to run vehicles while millions of people die without food. ;(</p> impoverished nation like India, where cows roam the streets of the capital and most people’s idea of high-tech is a flush toilet

America’s version of hi-tech is wasting food crops to run vehicles while millions of people die without food. ;(

]]> By: New Ideas http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-121342 New Ideas Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:01:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-121342 <p>To make voting systems temper proof:</p> <p>ID card scanning, finger print scanning, and iris scanning</p> <p>Or a system with paper and electronic paper punch to replace the pen. The punched paper can be dropped into a slot on the ballet box and a light source can count the punched hole on the vote paper before it goes into the ballet box. Then the counting will be 100% accurate. Less chance for controller and voter deals.</p> To make voting systems temper proof:

ID card scanning, finger print scanning, and iris scanning

Or a system with paper and electronic paper punch to replace the pen. The punched paper can be dropped into a slot on the ballet box and a light source can count the punched hole on the vote paper before it goes into the ballet box. Then the counting will be 100% accurate. Less chance for controller and voter deals.

]]> By: Tim http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-100003 Tim Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:18:36 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-100003 <p>I would really like to see auditable accounting for voting. A way that anyone could count the votes, anyone could see their own vote in the rolls, and one could see evidence of ballot stuffing. The method of entering the vote could then be by paper ballot, machine, phone, internet or email or any combination.</p> I would really like to see auditable accounting for voting. A way that anyone could count the votes, anyone could see their own vote in the rolls, and one could see evidence of ballot stuffing. The method of entering the vote could then be by paper ballot, machine, phone, internet or email or any combination.

]]> By: ET http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-63494 ET Mon, 22 May 2006 12:21:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-63494 <p>I like its simplicity!!</p> I like its simplicity!!

]]> By: Rahul http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-22732 Rahul Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:47:05 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-22732 <p>I can update India's existing electronic voting system & make it more sensible.</p> I can update India’s existing electronic voting system & make it more sensible.

]]> By: AD http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 AD Fri, 01 Oct 2004 02:22:02 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-1223 <p>True about booth capturing, but the machines had a little protection against that. The head of the station can turn off any machine with the flick of a switch, and it cant be turned on again without a senior EC guy's presence, and it also has a limit of not more than 5 votes a minute, or some thing like that, to make booth capturing less effective</p> True about booth capturing, but the machines had a little protection against that. The head of the station can turn off any machine with the flick of a switch, and it cant be turned on again without a senior EC guy’s presence, and it also has a limit of not more than 5 votes a minute, or some thing like that, to make booth capturing less effective

]]> By: Ennis http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Ennis Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:25:07 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-1222 <p>Brazil also has electronic voting.</p> Brazil also has electronic voting.

]]> By: Ennis http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/09/30/learning_from_i/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Ennis Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:22:09 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=457#comment-1221 <p>There was fraud, but it was overt. It involved gundas breaking into polling places and pressing the button repeatedly, or vote buying.</p> <p>India's system is the electronic analogue of a system I was always fond of, the lever system of voting, where you have a big machine and you turn switches to indicate your vote.</p> <p>The drawback with India's electronic balloting system is that it leaves no paper trail for a recount (that I know of).</p> There was fraud, but it was overt. It involved gundas breaking into polling places and pressing the button repeatedly, or vote buying.

India’s system is the electronic analogue of a system I was always fond of, the lever system of voting, where you have a big machine and you turn switches to indicate your vote.

The drawback with India’s electronic balloting system is that it leaves no paper trail for a recount (that I know of).

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