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In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960909110324.19726B-100000@student.canberra.edu.,
"Geiselhart / Karin (COM)" <u833885@student.canberra.edu.au> wrote:

> Interesting to see the stirrings of electronic democracy. The Minnesota 
> e-democracy project was a successful attempt to open up the political 
> debate in that state. Why can't the info-rich ACT be a similar example in 
> Australia? A prerequisit would be an access terminal in local shops. 
> Any grass roots activists interested in working on such a project for the 
> next ACT elections? 

Access terminals *are* available in local shops, and the population has
been trained in their use over the last decade.  All we need is a VoteCard,
and a way to enter in a selection with a keypad.

Unfortunately, the system falls down in terms of privacy.  It is all but
impossible to achieve a secret vote *and* to convince the voters that this
is the case.

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