Eamon Gilmore Seeks e-voting delay
In a letter to the Public Accounts Committee last month, the Comptroller, John Purcell, said political and other considerations would suggest a strong case for tests on the voting machines to be independently validated before they are brought into use at elections.
Labour Party Environment Spokesman Eamon Gilmore today said it would be reckless for the Government to ignore the views expressed by such a highly regarded constitutional officer of the State.
He called for the introduction of electronic voting to be deferred.He added that he will be proposing an amendment to European election legislation in the Dáil this week, calling for traditional non-electronic voting to be used in the elections on 11 June.
A publicity campaign explaining how the system operates is being launched by the Minister for the Environment, Martin Cullen, on Wednesday.
Sources in the Department have insisted that the system has been thoroughly tested.
Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has called for a united opposition campaign against the system, which he claimed was flawed because there is no paper trail component to allow for a recount if requested.
