tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106712452011-11-09T10:44:45.205+11:00An initiative for an open voting system.<br/>Tony Fiskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578160528746657971noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10671245.post-1123572410789520242005-08-09T17:13:00.000+10:002005-08-09T17:26:50.796+10:00

'The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance'Having been pretty quiet on this front for a while I coincidentally noted that Scott at Open Voting Foundation has just posted some depressing news about Software Improvement changing the licensing of its eVAC system from GPL to 'controlled open source'.Whatever that means.Sure enough, a check of the Software Improvement site shows that all reference to

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Came across this article in Computerworld. Looks like the idea is taking off.*Of particular note is the following paragraph:The Electronic Democracy Subcommittee, chaired by Victorian MP Michael Leighton said the use of open source is specifically recommended so voters can "be satisfied with the integrity of the system".and:"The other principle we recommended for electronic voting is that there

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The 'Millenium Ecosystem Assessment' report (summarised here by Greenfacts) has been cited as a cause for gloom and doom in the popular press.There is no reason for that to be so (See Worldchanging on the topic). In fact, the report predicts a net degradation of the environment and overall standard of living in only one of the four scenarios it explores.Why the gloom? Well, guess which scenario

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This is the initial draft. I will flesh it out and spruik it up over time.Meantime, feel free to cast your opinions. What tables should be present? How should they be organised?Table: VotersFor starters, there should be a table for storing voter related information that is provided on registration. This should include stuff like: Voter ID* Login Name* PasswordAddress Email Public

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This is a duplication of a posting I made elsewhere. A Draft Proposal For An Open Voting SystemBackground:Given the recent furore over the verifiability (or lack) of the electronic touch screen voting systems used in the recent US election, it astonishes me that a google on the topic turns up just one reference to an open source electronic voting system! That is the eVACS system that was used for

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The US election of November, 2004 generated a lot of controversy, particularly about the validity of results provided by electronic voting systems that were: closed source provided by companies with clear links to GOP (ie the Republicans) I do not intend to pursue the details of those controversies here (you may do so at eg: http://www.freepress.org)I do intend to publish my thoughts and

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