[liberationtech] Egyptian government to introduce e-voting system

Wed Apr 6 15:56:10 PDT 2011

Dear Sheila,
It's a public paper, and it was recently discussed in passing on this 
very list.  I also think the conclusion is a bit disingenuous when it 
suggests that paper ballots might actually be better suited to a 
developing country with a large population (while I agree that a paper 
audit trail would improve the system).

Cheers,
Pranesh

On Thursday 07 April 2011 04:22 AM, Sheila Parks wrote:
> Is this paper from Haldermann a published paper? And can I repost it
> also, or is it just you, Rebecca that has permission?
>
> Also, I cannot find a date on it? Am I not seeing it? Do you know the date?
>
> Thx so much
>
> Sheila
>
> At 05:24 PM 4/6/2011, Rebecca MacKinnon wrote:
>> Alex Halderman from UMich/Princeton CITP has this to say about that
>> report (shared with his permission):
>>
>> "It was recently reported that Egyptian officials have been reaching
>> out to India's election commission for guidance:
>> <http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-05/india/29383962_1_iidem-s-y-quraishi-evms>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-05/india/29383962_1_iidem-s-y-quraishi-evms
>>
>>
>> I wonder whether they'll adopt similar technology. If they were to
>> deploy the same kind of machines that India uses, my chief concern
>> would be their vulnerability to centralized insider fraud.
>>
>> (See my India EVM paper:
>> <http://www.cse.umich.edu/%7Ejhalderm/pub/papers/evm-ccs10.pdf>http://www.cse.umich.edu/~jhalderm/pub/papers/evm-ccs10.pdf
>> )"
>>
>> Best,
>> Rebecca
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:45 PM, David Jandura
>> <<mailto:djandura at ifes.org>djandura at ifes.org> wrote:
>>
>> From <http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/389398>Al-Masry Al Youm:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Egyptian government is preparing to introduce an electronic voting
>> system for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for
>> September. Refaat Qemsan, head of the Interior Ministry's elections
>> department, said the system will allow eligible citizens to vote by
>> submitting their national identity card data online.
>>
>> At a forum held Tuesday in Cairo, Qemsan said current election laws
>> only concern Egyptians residing in Egypt, adding that most expatriate
>> Egyptians do not have Egyptian IDs. Qemsan called for including
>> expatriate Egyptians in any new voting system. Maged Othman, minister
>> of communications and information technology, said the country is
>> ready to introduce an electronic system of voting in time for the
>> parliamentary and presidential elections. However, observers believe
>> Egyptian elections laws stand in the way of implementing such a system
>> because they refer to paper voter lists and ballot boxes. Egyptian
>> political parties and movements have said they would like the
>> electronic system to first be piloted in club and syndicate elections
>> before being implemented in national elections.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> E-voting can mean both automated machines or internet voting so I'm
>> not sure what they are proposing here. The expatriate aspect leads me
>> to believe they mean internet voting, as unbelievable as that sounds.
>> Has anybody heard any information on this?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>>
>> David Jandura | Research Associate| IFES (International Foundation for
>> Electoral Systems)
>> 1850 K Street NW, Fifth Floor | Washington, D.C. 20006 | (
>> <tel:%2B1%20202-350-6742>+1 202-350-6742 | Skype: david.jandura
>>
>> <http://www.ifes.org/>www.ifes.org | www.electionguide.org
>>
>>
>>
>> IFES promotes democratic stability by providing technical assistance
>> and applying field-based research to the electoral cycle worldwide to
>> enhance citizen participation and strengthen civil societies,
>> governance and transparency.
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/19274>
>> Follow us on LinkedIn
>> <https://twitter.com/#%21/electionguide>
>> cid:image002.gif at 01CBED7D.09C40F90
>>
>> <http://www.flickr.com/people/international_foundation_for_electoral_systems/>
>>
>> Join us on Facebook
>> <http://www.youtube.com/user/ElectionGuide>
>> cid:image004.gif at 01CBED7D.09C40F90
>> <http://www.facebook.com/electionguide>
>> cid:image005.gif at 01CBED7D.09C40F90
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use
>> of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
>> information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential,
>> and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as
>> attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
>> hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying
>> of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received
>> this communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and
>> (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message
>> immediately if this is an electronic communication. Thank you.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> liberationtech mailing list
>> <mailto:liberationtech at lists.stanford.edu>liberationtech at lists.stanford.edu
>>
>>
>> Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to:
>>
>> <https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech>https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
>>
>>
>> If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you
>> click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a
>> daily digest?"
>>
>> You will need the user name and password you receive from the list
>> moderator in monthly reminders.
>>
>> Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator.
>>
>> Please don't forget to follow us on
>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/Liberationtech>http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rebecca MacKinnon
>> Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
>> Co-founder, <http://GlobalVoicesOnline.org>GlobalVoicesOnline.org
>> Cell: +1-617-939-3493
>> E-mail: <mailto:rebecca.mackinnon at gmail.com>rebecca.mackinnon at gmail.com
>> Blog: <http://RConversation.blogs.com>RConversation.blogs.com
>> Twitter: <http://twitter.com/rmack>@rmack
>> Facebook: <http://facebook.com/rmackinnon>facebook.com/rmackinnon
>>
>> Content-Type: image/gif; name="image005.gif"
>> Content-ID: <image005.gif at 01CBF471.8BE5B500>
>> X-Attachment-Id: 2149eaec530009b9_0.0.5
>>
>> Content-Type: image/gif; name="image001.gif"
>> Content-ID: <image001.gif at 01CBF471.8BE5B500>
>> X-Attachment-Id: 2149eaec530009b9_0.0.1
>>
>> Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="image003.jpg"
>> Content-ID: <image003.jpg at 01CBF471.8BE5B500>
>> X-Attachment-Id: 2149eaec530009b9_0.0.3
>>
>> Content-Type: image/gif; name="image004.gif"
>> Content-ID: <image004.gif at 01CBF471.8BE5B500>
>> X-Attachment-Id: 2149eaec530009b9_0.0.4
>>
>> Content-Type: image/gif; name="image002.gif"
>> Content-ID: <image002.gif at 01CBF471.8BE5B500>
>> X-Attachment-Id: 2149eaec530009b9_0.0.2
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> liberationtech mailing list
>> liberationtech at lists.stanford.edu
>>
>> Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to:
>>
>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
>>
>> If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you
>> click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a
>> daily digest?"
>>
>> You will need the user name and password you receive from the list
>> moderator in monthly reminders.
>>
>> Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator.
>>
>> Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
>
> Sheila Parks, Ed.D.
> Founder
> Center for Hand-Counted Paper Ballots
> Belmont, MA 02478
> 617-932-1424
> DEMOCRACY IN OUR HANDS
> www.handcountedpaperballots.org
> sheila at handcountedpaperballots.org
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> liberationtech mailing list
> liberationtech at lists.stanford.edu
>
> Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to:
>
> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
>
> If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?"
>
> You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders.
>
> Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator.
>
> Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech

-- 
Pranesh Prakash
Programme Manager
Centre for Internet and Society
W: http://cis-india.org | T: +91 80 40926283

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 262 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <http://mailman.stanford.edu/pipermail/liberationtech/attachments/20110407/4a434417/attachment.asc>