Estonia actively engaged in the idea of electronic election since 2001. year. The idea of the originators of the country saw this as something positive, mainekujunduslikku project and the opportunity to excel in the world. Those were the times when we were looking for their "trade Nokia."
A particularly good result, voter turnout was expected to grow. Above all hoped otherwise inactive young people who can not be bothered to go to the polling place, but is prone to use a computer. Another result was to be a participatory democracy, namely the development of the greater involvement of people's decision-making. Talked about the possibility of referendums easier to arrange. Those were the times when more people believed Portal Today I Decide (TOM). The third good thing was supposed to be the conduct of elections at lower cost compared to paper-pencil voting.
V alimisaktiivsus in 2003. was 58.2%, and the possibility of electronic elections in the 2007th 61%, 63% now. Hence the large increase in voter participation is not just a share of the electorate has changed the method of voting. Last elected electronically by 15% or 140,846 people, as much as 37% (398,637 voting law) at left unselected. It also does not talk about the growth of participatory democracy, since the last referendum was conducted in the 2003rd in September.
Countries in the implementation of e-voting is similar to the victory over the space. U.S. President John F. Kennedy said in his speech 12th September 1962: "We decided to go to the moon in this decade and do other things rather than the sake of simplicity, but because they are difficult." period 20 until 7 July 1969 December 1972 was 12 manned flights, and then they closed. Costs were too high compared to the information received, and rocks, and no other country does not wish to participate in the competition.
S amamoodi no other country in the world with our competitive offer remote electronic voting system. Switzerland is only the second, which plans for legally binding referenda on the ballot outside the polling place. Around the world there are several states that have created a paper ballot instead of voting as an alternative to the electronic election machine, but these systems are built, maintained and turvanud election organizers. Only Estonia has left most voters ebaturvalisemasse the situation in his personal computer, because it can not choose to check-out with.
Tone comparison, the banking industry, which has significantly limited the use of maps in the code never felt secure or completely abandoned and replaced by a PIN or ID card calculators. If you borrow lennukat-month comparison of the flights, then we have voters sent to the moon, but then he must be able to return. I think that the desire to excel in any of the world should not be imposed as requirements for election to reduce the freedom of elections, the secrecy and verifiability of the operation. Elections must take place in a polling station.
P õhiseaduse 60th section does not permit to organize the elections of the Riigikogu until the tenth day of the fourth day before election day, electronically, as saying: "Riigikogu elections shall be held first Sunday of March in the fourth year, following the preceding Riigikogu election year." possibility of sending electronic voting ended on 2 March at 20.00 and no voice could not be the first Sunday of March. Pabersedeliga voters could vote in advance polls or on election day in the same way and we can talk about different voting times.
It is hardly the first occasion in which a history of distorting the rules of the Constitution subordinate laws. Let us recall the Supreme Court of 16 May 2008. a. decision, which declared the state of criminal delegated this function to private legal entities, namely public transport stowaway fines by private companies.
I'm not against technological progress, but I'm free, secret elections, and the totality.
CENTRAL thought: Hey, We have sent a voter, but it has to be coming back.
VIRGO Screws, Columnist
Article Imus 25th May 2011 a newspaper in central Week
http://www.kesknadal.ee/est/uudised?id=16920
