A petition for Implement Online voting in political elections.

India (SANEPR.com) March 31, 2008 -- Sir,

Thousands of people serving in the military and Indian civilians living abroad will have that option to caste vote through Internet voting,The Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment.every citizen has a right to caste their vote.

"What I am trying to do is make sure that we have an alternative out there for those people who are unable to vote by mail or can't be present at a voting time, can't find their names in voting list. "

As I feel,"Internet voting takes just seconds instead of weeks if you were to put that ballot in the mail and send it off,"


Voters can register to vote and cast their ballots from any computer using Microsoft Windows with Internet access. Local election officials will use the system to process voter registration applications, send ballots to voters and accept voted ballots instantly.

International plans:-

Several countries are now planning to experiment with
internet voting:


Advantages of online voting:-

Proponents of online voting have argued that it could
increase voter turnout, However, this is by no means
certain. Only a minority of the Indian population has home
internet access, and many of those who do not
vote are unlikely to have ready access to computers.
Home internet uptake has been rapid (faster than TV in
the 1990s) and the proposed switch-off of analogue TV
by the end of the decade could result in near-universal
access to interactive services via digital TV.

Convenience. People are increasingly using the
internet for transactions, and through its Online
project, the Government aims to deliver all its services
to citizens online by 2020. Online voting would add to
the convenience of being a citizen.

It may particularly appeal to younger voters (among
whom voter turnout has tended to be particularly low).

Online voting could allow more information to be
displayed about candidates and their policies. But this
would conflict with existing laws about not
campaigning in the immediate vicinity of a polling
place and would need to be strictly supervised.

It could reduce expenses involved in setting up and
staffing poll sites. However, new voting arrangements
would, at least at first, be in addition to existing
systems. This would entail large additional costs and
several years of government investment.
Concerns about online voting .

Could you pls put some more flash on it,So we can go ahead and take a public opinion on this.

Regards

Madhukar Mazire