At 05:28 PM 1/25/01 -0600, (Mr) Lyn R. Kennedy wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 01:03:49PM -0500, William Allen Simpson wrote:
>>
>> I've been working with Congresswoman Lynn Rivers on language for
>> electronic ballots. My intent is to specify the security sensitive
>> information, and encourage widespread implementation in a competitive
>> environment. We'd like feedback.
>It seems that something like a smartcard would be the best scheme. The card
>would have to be able to encrypt the vote and sign it. An observer would
>need an additional card to sign votes. This would allow a voter to vote
>from almost anywhere and coercion could be defeated by going to another
>place and voting in front of an observer.
But that would only work if you distribute cards to voters,
which gets awfully close to creating a national identity card.
Also, a smartcard is easily transferred from one person to another,
so votebuying becomes convenient and automated -
especially if you don't have passphrases, or if you write them
on the card. If you limit use to authorized polling places,
you could put the voter's picture on the card to reduce that problem,
but that increases the privacy problems.
Thanks!
Bill
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