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10 Dec 19
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So why on earth don't we have the option to vote electronically? That would surely boost the turnout percentage.
And counting votes by hand? There's got to be a better, quicker and more accurate way to do this. I remember doing exams in the 1980s where part of the paper was multiple choice. You had to place a horizontal line in a box which I think was read by some sort of electronic device.
And counting votes by hand? There's got to be a better, quicker and more accurate way to do this. I remember doing exams in the 1980s where part of the paper was multiple choice. You had to place a horizontal line in a box which I think was read by some sort of electronic device.
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You could test it in a mock election then introduce it on a limited basis in a local or by-election.
The electronic count could be run in parallel with a manual count. I never hear this being discussed in the media. |
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wot!!! with the 12 to a house voting tactic yeah right on!!!!
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You could have it like x factor where you vote out a candidate every week
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They do it in some countries and there are potential issues. But whether voting is manual or electronic, surely we can automate the counting?
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Fingerprint or retina scan technology would be good. It might at least hinder Labour’s usual vote r1gging efforts.
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One issue that has just occurred to me is that your vote wouldn't be secret.
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online voting would be very susceptible to hackers and fraudsters looking to manipulate the vote cause general havoc, would be a target every time.
Then there's the millions who abstain are suddenly finding themselves on casting a vote because a household member has encouraged them to sign up so he/she can vote twice/thrice etc for who They want. Many vulnerable people would easily be taken advantage of, The website could also crash with millions casting a vote near to the deadline which would be pandemonium, you'd have calls to null and void the vote whilst those who unexpectedly won a seat would be arguing opposite, then you'd have to rearrange the whole thing probably manually with a much lower turnout, not to mention costly exercise. |
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Yes, dds. A few potential teething problems! But as an ex-boss of mine would say, "give me solutions, not problems!"
Anyway, we can automate the count, can't we? |
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You can't really protect against the things I listed, way too much at stake with no fullproof way of preventing such manipulation, also many people like a trip to the village hall, town hall or wherever, tradition and all that
 tv would also not like it, less air time waiting for votes to come in. |
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1.48 tory maj
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Come on you guys we know we can stop Bullingdon
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