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Should We Cast the Ballot Electronically? With the advancement of technology in the United States today, many are drawn to the idea of making elections available electronically. Although the technology is available, it is important to consider if it is safe and reliable. Electronic voting could have many negative implications on our society if it isn’t completely safe. In this paper, I will explore why this is such an important issue, who is affected, and how and if our new technology integrated

machines don’t keep paper records of the votes that are inputted into the systems, and “Because many of these machines have no paper audit trails, a large number of votes will never be counted,”(Elizabeth Weise). Also having no paper records mean that a ballot can be hacked and changed and no one will know what the original was and have no evidence that it was hacked. Although voting machines have advanced and changed over the decades, many voting booth today still use outdated machines. “Security risks

In which the voted ballot is transmitted over the public internet through web browser[1]. The voter can directly vote online from anywhere in the world. Security is the major issue in the Online Voting System[6]. It is very efficient and portable. Advantages of Online Voting System[6]: It is very much portable system as the system works on internet only the internet supporting device is required. It is very fast as compare to traditional paper ballot voting system. The voter

the New Hampshire Republican primary election. Leon Rideout, a candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, proudly photographed his ballot, indicating that he had voted for himself, and posted it to twitter. Brandon Ross, another candidate for a place in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, also took a picture of his marked ballot, a memento he would post as a challenge to Attorney General’s Office. Finally, Andrew Langlois, a New Hampshire voter, posted a picture of his vote

Table of Contents Introduction 2 Issues the IEC faces 2 IEC Financing, funding and accounting 3 Modern solution to the Ballot problem 4 Conclusion 5 References 6   Introduction The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa faces many challenges regarding its operational & logistical capabilities. These challenges become even more apparent during the national, provincial and municipal elections. Being able to maintain a neutral stance in its behaviour and ensure that employees adhere

STUDY OF SMS SECURITY AS PART OF AN ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM A thesis Submitted to the Department of Computer Science & Engineering Of BRAC University By Chowdhury Mushfiqur Rahman ID: 02101108 Shah Md. Adnan Khan ID: 01201055 In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Of Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering May 2006 BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh DECLARATION I, Chowdhury Mushfiqur Rahman, University ID: - 02101108 have completed some modules of our proposed Thesis

Introduction E-voting is an e-government concept that uses the Internet to allow people to vote. The use of e-voting is usually applied by countries and companies. In companies, this use of e voting can be used in shareholder meetings or other instances where it is not physically possible for all individuals with a vote to be present. E-voting is a new concept that has recently been used by countries that are not willing to dedicate the necessary funds to provide paper votes. The use of e-voting

saves states on the hefty costs to obtain and routinely maintenance these machines. EVMs also may sound good to the new generation of Iphone and Android cell phone users, but for the older generations this technology may be extremely confusing. Paper ballots have been the method of voting for many years and have not caused so much conflict, why try to change a system that's effective? I recall vivdly one of the first times I had my computer hacked, from one moment to the next it was like my computer

considering using electronic voting machines(EVMs) for the next election. These machines would be used in place of traditional paper ballots. And citizens are divded on whether their city should use EVMs or continue to vote through traditional paper ballots. Here are the different perspectives on an issue of importance. In favor of using electronic voting ballots, some citizens in the U.S.A feel electronic voting machines help more people vote more easily. In 2003 97% of voters of different

comparison to other traditional voting system. To increasing participation of more and more people in the polls we required Hi-Tech. voting techniques which will enhance and strength this democracy process. E-Voting technology can speed the counting of ballots & can extend improved the advantage for incapacitate(disable) voters The one most important benefit using E-voting is that it will increase overall turnout because the voters can vote from any place either he/she is in the state or out of the state