India just concluded monumental elections for the 15th Indian Congress (Lok Sabha). The voting was done through Electronic Voting Machines. There is a public debate in India about the accuracy and the tamper-proof resistance of these machines.
There is debate about Electronic Voting Machines in the U.S. and other parts of the globe. Several scientists have commented on the reliability of these machines. Here is an interesting editorial in The New York Times on this topic.
Abstract: “Electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper record of every vote cast cannot be trusted. In 2008, more than one-third of the states, including New Jersey and Texas, still did not require all votes to be recorded on paper. Representative Rush Holt has introduced a good bill that would ban paperless electronic voting in all federal elections. Congress should pass it while there is still time to get ready for 2010.”
Tags: Electronic Voting Machines, India, Indian Elections, Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha, The New York Times
