An "anti-crime" community group called Wake Up Surrey in Surrey, B.C., has alleged that there is a "well-coordinated election fraud scheme underway within the South Asian community" there.
Many Ontario municipalities are currently involved in debates over the adoption of e-voting. I recently wrote a report that I submitted to the City Council of Guelph (where I live) urging against its adoption here. I also delegated to the Council on this issue (24 April). Since other speakers were covering matters such as security and accessibility, I decided to use my five minutes to raise the issue of transparency.
A piece by Sewell Chan in the New York Times notes that Dutch authorities have pulled the plug on computerized ballots and ballot counting for their next national election.
The move was prompted by concerns over the integrity of the election in the face of hacking concerns. In particular, allegations of tampering in the recent US election have caused the Dutch government to re-examine their setup, which was found wanting:
As we contemplate the fallout of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President, it is interesting to consider the rising influence of social media in modern politics.