[pp.int.general] GNU/Linux-powered voting machines in Brazil

[Carlos Ayala]

----- Mensaje original ----
De: Natsu <piratenatsu at gmail.com>
Enviado: domingo, 5 de octubre, 2008 18:40:31
> I don't even understand the use or need for voting machines. In my country, the counting is done
> by random-selected people [...]

You already know that the system you describe is perfectly compatible with electronic voting; the problem with electronic voting is that -as Felix said-, in the short&middle term, there are no existing voting machines in prospect. 

----- Mensaje original ----
De: Félix Robles <redeadlink at gmail.com>
Enviado: domingo, 5 de octubre, 2008 19:06:40
> The
spanish system of counting votes may sound archaic and obsolete... but
ballots close at
> about 9pm and at about 12pm about 80-90% of the votes
have been counted. Why try
> implementing a way more untrustworthy system
(and also way more expensive btw)  just to
> save us 3 hours every 4
years?

Apart from the fact that the 3 hours things is not exact, because as you say after 3 hours there is a huge remainder of votes still uncounted ...

... namely, tons of saved paper? Regards



      
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