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eletronic voting machines. Photo
published by Universia Argentina.

Today I read the note Perfil.com " Myths and realities of electronic voting
", which examines the issue of so called "electronic voting

" following events and reports results in elections in the province of Chubut. I am also stating that they "lacked a tangible way to control and audit of votes by any person", says the note of the reference.

In this blog I try to issue (e-voting

) from long ago, was initially a fan of electronic voting system, influenced by what I read about success stories, none of our country, it is clarified.

At some point I began to inform me of the objections that have been made and are in some countries with more advanced societies than ours. For Germany, the UK and Holland, to name the most important, where it has been objected to legally electronic voting system and in some cases the system has become "traditional" paper (e-voting sure? ) . to the point, any voting machine should ensure that votes were recorded as were cast and counted as they were registered. The verification of this should be, and what experts say most recognizable theme, using a system keep wondering, is there or was there an independent verification of electronic voting experiments conducted in the country?. I ask because I do not know. Never got reasonable answers.

independent audit, sometimes called "independent verification", which can also be used for recounts or audits.

"voting systems or direct recording electronic record, and here the computer security experts are unanimous that the software used in the machines must be open to public scrutiny (" independent verification ") to ensure accuracy voting system. The ballots must be verifiable, are necessary because computers can fail (and fail), and because the voting machines can be tampered or malfunction. This is a reality that can not fail to consider " (Electronic Voting sure?
)
.

In closing, allegations, accusations and suspicions about fraud in this beleaguered country, we have many records throughout recorded history and supported by not a few. In recent history, mistrust of the people by the politocracia is increasing as the perception of corruption among government agencies (consult in Transparency International). In this context of situation, can anyone trust the voting machines and their systems can not be tampered with?. "Citizens are trained to participate in systems of independent audits?. The questions are much more numerous important than the certainties, and there are many documented problems

with e-voting .

Richard Stallman, not long ago noted that "
computer voting can not be trusted. It is a way to fraud
" (Interview The Journal of the Andes). We're not prepared to use an electronic voting system in Argentina. Related articles:

Myths and realities of electronic voting
.
Perfil.com documented problems with e-voting . Wikipedia.
Post related:
Electronic voting sure? . 29/03/2010 JSK_SDE.