February 20, 2007
Estonia to e-Vote
When Estonians go to the Polls on February 26th they will take e-Voting to a new level.
According to Arne Koitma of the Estonian electoral commission this will be the first ever parliamentary elections where everyone nationwide can vote online.
Introduced for municipal elections in 2005, any Estonian voter with a computer-readable voter ID card can exercise their democratic rights online. Almost all of the country's registered voters - over 940,000 people - now hold such cards. To cast ballots voters access the electoral Web site in an three day advance-voting period, swipe their chip-card through a card reader and punch in a pin number.
The card readers are available in public libraries and internet access points. They are also available to the public for as little as 100 kroons (8.39 USD).
Experts believe Estonia's forthcoming election will be the world's most comprehensive experiment yet in Internet-based democracy.
Posted by Buzz Webster at February 20, 2007 05:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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