NSW iVote integrity ‘at risk’ over jobs axe
The integrity of future NSW elections could be under threat after the state’s Electoral Commission lost a number of “very specialised skills” amid a spending axe.
The integrity of future NSW elections could be under threat after the state’s Electoral Commission lost a number of “very specialised skills” amid a spending axe.
The NSW Electoral Commission has launched a program that will offer security researchers access to the source code used for online voting during the 2019 NSW state election.
E-voting will offer voters in NSW “greater electoral integrity” over paper as the
iVote system is more accurate, said NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) CIO Ian Brightwell.
The NSW Electoral Commission will modernise its remote e-voting system, iVote, which is expected to be used by around 100,000 voters during the 2015 state election.
Record numbers of NSW voters used the state electoral commission’s e-voting system, iVote, to cast their ballot in the recent by-election for the seat of Clarence. The number of voters who employed iVote in the electorate more than doubled compared to the March state election.