My parents outgeeked me
I was looking forward to the news this morning. Estonia had its parliamentary elections yesterday and the news would be published today. This time, however, I was looking forward to the rest of the news as much as to the election results.
The thing is that we had our first online parliamentary voting, that is, of course, in addition to the regular ballot-casting at polling stations. The news reported that "about 30,000 used e-voting - one in 30 registered voters", including my parents.
Living in Malaysia, with the closest Estonian embassy thousands of miles away, I was looking forward to the e-voting part of these elections. Unfortunately, this time, I did not manage to make history and take part in the world's first ever parliamentary e-voting. I couldn't buy a smart card-reader. In Malaysia, apparently, this simple gadget is sold under strict government control, with all the implications.
" Incumbent 'wins Estonia election'' - March 5, 2007, BBC
" Estonia claims new e-voting first" - March 1, 2007, BBC
The thing is that we had our first online parliamentary voting, that is, of course, in addition to the regular ballot-casting at polling stations. The news reported that "about 30,000 used e-voting - one in 30 registered voters", including my parents.
Living in Malaysia, with the closest Estonian embassy thousands of miles away, I was looking forward to the e-voting part of these elections. Unfortunately, this time, I did not manage to make history and take part in the world's first ever parliamentary e-voting. I couldn't buy a smart card-reader. In Malaysia, apparently, this simple gadget is sold under strict government control, with all the implications.
" Incumbent 'wins Estonia election'' - March 5, 2007, BBC
" Estonia claims new e-voting first" - March 1, 2007, BBC
posted by Kristina at 6:24 AM
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