I worked out a new voting system that,
combining the good points of paper voting with those of computing,
guarantees quick, honest and verifiable results.
Please read details at
www.ClearVoting.com
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Faq
what can international observers verify?
The verification of electoral procedures and results is a matter which, up to now,
has been related only to countries of recent democratization. Institutions of western
democracies have guaranteed the required checks over every aspect of elections avoiding the need
of international observers.
Several international organizations verify electoral procedures and results in risky
countries. Among them are the following organizations:
OSCE,
European Commission and
UN.
Their observers verify the whole electoral mechanism:
- that nobody is excluded from the rigth to vote
- that electors are really given the possibility to vote
- that there are no improper pressures on electors
- that electoral procedures are properly executed ad every level
- that results are properly counted
But if a country ruled by a dictator, or a country of a recent democracy, would use e-vote
could any international organization check the electoral process and certify its results?
Surely not! That's why
- Dictators should spend a bit of the money they steal from their people in
implementing electronic electoral systems rather than saving it in their private bank accounts
- we really should worry because we have the proof that even our e-election are unverifiable.
Of course we can still ingenuosly rely on
the honesty of our estabilshment, but we should not forget that
democracy ends when electoral results are not verifiable
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