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.
With election day approaching in the US, issues around the mechanics of the voting itself have returned to the limelight. Voters in many states will use a variety of electronic machines—many connected to the Internet—to cast their ballots. In this day when government and private information have been leaking (or leaked) like sieves, this fact gives rise to some trepidation.