Electronic voting is secure, insists Minister

ENVIRONMENT Minister Martin Cullen, yesterday insisted that electronic voting is secure despite a warning from a computer security firm which studied the issue.

Mr Cullen said the firm's warnings had been taken on board in piloting the new voting system twice this year and would also be taken account of when the new system is introduced nationwide in the June 2004 local and European Parliament elections.

Security is a concern in all elections, whether we use the new electronic voting system or the traditional ballot paper. We are confident the new system is secure, a spokesman for Mr Cullen said.