Evote : state of the art and democratic concerns

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E-vote state of the art and democratic concerns

• Axel Lefebvre
• Centre de Recherches
• Informatique et Droit

june 2001-Brussels
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Two kinds of E-voting

• Off-line voting
• On-line voting

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I. Off-line voting

• Initiatives arround the world
• Belgium
• Brasilia
• Holland
• India
• ...

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1. Off-line voting benefits

• Counting speed
• Reduction in voluntary staff
• Fall in costs
• Counting reliability
• Fight against fraud

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2. Off-line voting risks

• Opacity of  ballot paper 
• Verifiability and auditability
• No control by the citizen
• Secrecy
• Fraud risks

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3. Lawfullness and opportunity of off-line voting

• New-York Pact
• Logistical benefits for democratic downturn

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II. On-line voting

• Functionning
• First experiments

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1. On-line voting benefits

• Off-line voting advantages
• Increase participation
• Voter access

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2. On-line voting risks

• Off-line voting risks
• Security problems
• Platform compatibility
• Voting ritualisation
• Voter s independance
• Privatisation of a public action

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3. On-line voting and democratic stability

• Weakening of democratic legitimacy
• Representative democracy/ Direct democracy

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