Leamington residents will be able to cast ballots in their next municipal election by doing nothing more than tapping a mouse from the comfort of their own home. But Londoners may have to wait a while before they get that luxury. Leamington’s decision to allow online voting was based on a number of factors, officials say, not the least of which was the opportunity to reverse a trend in many municipalities of voter apathy. London city clerk Cathy Saunders wouldn’t rule out a similar move locally for the 2014 election, but said there are many questions that have to be answered before a go-ahead could be given. “We still remain somewhat concerned with the online voting,” she said. “We still have some security concerns.”
“There hasn’t been any court challenges as of yet with respect to recount on Internet voting, and I’m a little concerned about if there was a recount.”
Huntsville gave online voting a try in 2010, but will ditch it for at least the next election due to security concerns and various technical issues.
Another fly in the ointment is an Elections Ontario report that says online voting hasn’t been proven to increase turnout.
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