Government under pressure on e-voting

THE Government will be pressed tonight to clarify the legal status of the nationwide roll-out of electronic voting.

Last night, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern defended the introduction of e-voting amid yet more accusations that the system cannot be trusted.

Ahead of a debate in Dáil Éireann calling for the deferral of the introduction of electronic voting, Mr Ahern said the system was reliable and had proved itself in past elections.