On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Marco S Hyman wrote: > > The answer is not to try to show that open source can be used in > > captialistic ventures, but rather to be very clear in stating that free > > enterprise (and capitalism) has no place whatsoever at any time in the > > creation, formation, and instatement of a government for the people. > Do expect to return to the age where voting is done with a pen and a > blank slip of paper, Yes, indeed. Works very well where I live (the paper isn't blank, though; it's a pre-printed ballot.) > both supplied by the voter? That's not necessary. I trust the ballot and pen given to me by Elections Canada. > All I demand from a voting system is that votes can be voter verified. I demand that it can be voter-verified by any "average" voter. That means that anyone capable of voting must be capable of fully understanding and verifying the voting system, which pretty much eliminates electronic voting machines. > That's not true of ANY voting machine regardless of who writes the code > unless there is a hard copy audit trail. If there is a hard copy audit > trail then it doesn't make any difference who wrote the code. If you already have a hard copy audit trail, then why not *just* use the hard-copy and dispense with electonic voting machines altogether? -- David.
