Electronic Voting for Electoral reform

Chaos at the polls in this general election has urged experts to claim that e-voting would prevent future problems at the polling stations.


The US is planning to introduce e-voting after the controversial election that made George W Bush president following the disputed US general election in Florida 2000.


The world's largest democracy, India, has been using electronic voting across the entire country since the general election of 2004.


However the British Electoral Commission has expressed concerns about the security of such systems.


Proponents argue that electronic voting is very quick for voters, helps to prevent spoiled ballots, and counts votes in an instant. If e-voting had been in place this year, there may have been less people ‘missing out’ and a few less people staying up all night to watch the count.

 In 2007, five alternatives to paper ballots were run in local elections. However, in a report assessing pilots, the Electoral Commission found that there were "issues with the security and transparency of the solutions and the capacity of the local authorities to maintain control over their elections".

 So is this a realistic option for the 21st Century, in keeping with modern day life or just a fantastical idea that comes with a real threat to security?