Thursday, March 12, 2009

Authorization of Electronic Vote Tabulation Equipment

Problem: Our current manual methods of voting are very time-consuming and prone to error.

Solution: Authorize the use of electronic voting, provided that it generates paper receipts that make it possible to conduct a manual recount.

Benefits:
   1. Saves a lot of time.
   2. Eliminates manual tabulation errors.
   3. Plus, it’s really cool.



RULE 10: ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE
3. The LNC Secretary and Credentials Committee may authorize an electronic voting system to supersede manual tabulation by state delegation, provided the following features are incorporated:

   a. A uniquely numbered receipt issued to each voting delegate.
   b. Tallies of individual votes by receipt number with subtotals by state delegation.
   c. Reports listing delegates that have cast ballots from each state delegation.
   d. Contemporaneously printed completed paper ballots for manual verification, if needed.

1 comment:

The Mudslinger said...

And who is going to provide this equipment and at what cost to the Party? Short of an open-source and trackable solution (which does not exist), this is just inviting ballot fraud into out internal affairs, and it isn't desired at all.

Again, this isn't necessary, and the current system works fine.

It ain't broke. Don't fix it.