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Estonia Approves Voting via Mobile Phone
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by kate | December 13, 2008 at 11:22 am
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This seems like a good idea...I think?
The Estonian parliament (pictured) has just approved a bill to let Estonian citizens vote via their mobile phone. This makes the country the first country in the world to do so, and comes about 20 months after Estonia held its first nation-wide election where the electorate could cast their ballots online.
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Paschen
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at 11:47 on December 13th, 2008
So they don't require a paper trail at all? Whoa! I'm with you, this seems really cool, but I wonder how it will actually play out?
at 13:28 on December 13th, 2008
I wonder how reliable this is though? Interesting.
at 18:50 on December 13th, 2008
I would worry about its reliability as well.
at 16:02 on December 13th, 2008
I wouldn't like this...
We can't even get the paper counts right half the time, and now we are supposed to keep track and count "virtual votes"?
One word...yikes
at 16:22 on December 13th, 2008
for more info on it go to (www.riigikogu.ee) and(www.sk.ee).
at 18:52 on December 13th, 2008
Traceable Paper ballots are still the best way to keep the elections honest.
at 19:44 on December 13th, 2008
I oppose this. Fraud would be too easy.