A Central Election Commission (CEC) official yesterday said it will take more time for Taiwanese people to accept and trust digitization before the government decided to ultimately replace the traditional ballot system with an electric-voting one.
“E-voting is technically feasible but the problem lies on whether or not citizens can put their trust in the system,” said Liu I-chou (劉義周), CEC vice chairman yesterday in Taipei City.
Countries like the United States, Japan and South Korea have been making use of this new approach in elections, while Estonia even allows its people to cast ballot over the Internet, Liu said.
However, there is no timetable for implementing a new computerized ballot system in Taiwan until a consensus has been reached across party lines, he added.
Full Article: Taiwanese need more time to accept, trust e-voting: CEC – The China Post.