Pressure group outlines concerns about electronic voting

A group opposed the Government’s electronic voting plans has outlined its concerns at a press conference in Dublin.

Irish Citizens for Trustworthy E-Voting has called on the Government to ensure that the electronic voting machines due to be used in this year’s local and European elections print out a paper record of each ballot cast.

The group believes public confidence in the democratic system would be at stake if a paper record was not available to verify the electronic results.

It said today that the Government was asking voters to put blind faith in a system that is insecure and potentially flawed.