[pp.int.general] Electronic votes and safety

[Sven Clement]

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On 4/19/10 8:09 PM, Perline-Parti Pirate (fr) wrote:
> Who can check the votes ?
> WHow can we check that the machine is ok ?
> Who has the papers, means the real votes to check ?
> 
> It is the most important thing.
> And theses papers should be publics, as there is no name on it, which means that there are anonymous.
> On that way it should be possible to check, really, counting on the side of the vote machine.
> 

I will try to answer all your questions one at the time:

1. Everyone can check the OpenSTV log file as published on the mailing
list, I think Andrew could also publish the ballot file so everybody
could verify for themselves with the help of a copy of OpenSTV.

2. You can look into the source-code of OpenSTV as it is open source,
for a link, check the log output. Andrew can provide you with the exact
version number used.

3. The paper ballots are in a sealed envelope in the hands of the newly
elected CAO Joachim Mönch.

I hope this answers all your questions. We did not make the ballots
available publicly because we believe that the handwriting (those are
write-in ballots after all) could be recognizable. If you insist anyway,
I think it will be possible for you to arrange something with the new CAO.

Is this sufficient for you?

Regards,

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Sven Clement
President Pirate Party of Luxembourg
sven.clement at piratepartei.lu
www.piratepartei.lu
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