A two-day seminar on electronic voting (e-voting) and counting technologies concluded in Cape Town on Tuesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the event was to stimulate debate on electronic voting and counting, vice-chairperson Terry Tselane said.<\/p>\n
“We are confident that our democracy has reached a level of maturity whereby we can have a healthy, robust discussion of the complex issues that require consideration before embarking on the journey of implementing e-voting, should we decide to do so.”<\/p>\n
IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula said given the trustworthiness and efficacy of the current voting system the IEC needed to be very clear about its reasons for adopting e-voting technology.<\/p>\n
“Of significance would be to assess which aspects of the current system require improvement.”<\/p>\n
She said the seminar marked the beginning of a constructive discussion with South Africans on the subject of e-voting.<\/p>\n
The discussion needed to take into account, among others, issues such as the secrecy of the vote, transparency, and the credibility of such a voting system.<\/p>\n
“In particular we need to take into account the cross-national experiences of e-voting shared over the last two days with us and our delegates by Brazil, India, Ireland and the Philippines,” Tlakula said.<\/p>\n
“We need to understand the motivation of various countries for their migration to e-voting and learn vicariously from their hard-won lessons.”<\/p>\n
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