Re: [ifwp] Re: Users need to be able to speak for themselves(Was: Re:Position of SOs)

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Alex and all,

  This is incorrect Alex, as I voted through a web interface in 1996 and still
have the
verification of voting from the state of Texas.  It may be that whomever you
spoke with was not aware.  State offices are often like that.  However I will
recheck
myself and relay back when I have someting....

Alex Kamantauskas wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Jeff Williams wrote:
>
> > Alex and all,
> >
> >   It was for statewide and national.  Some local governments, city and
> > county do this as well in Texas and quite a few other states.
> > Minnisota for example, is one that I am familiar with.  I am supprised
> > how ignorant folks are of this myself.
> >
>
> They are probably ignorant of this because it isn't true, at least
> according to the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas and the Federal
> Election Commission.
>
> Elizabeth Hanshaw (ehanshaw@sos.state.tx.us) states, "Texas does not have
> internet voting".  When asked if they did in 1996, she said, "No, never".
>
> Asked if there were any other states that allow voting over the Internet,
> she said, "We know of no other states that uses Internet voting for
> official voting.  You may wish to contact the Federal Elections Commission
> at 1-800-424-9530".
>
> The FEC states that one cannot vote in a national election via the
> Internet.

  Nonsense.

>
>
> I am still awaiting a reply to my email to the Office of the Secretary of
> State for Minnesota.

Contact Jessy Ventura.

>
>
> >   As far as how it works, to my knowledge it works just fine as long
> > as you are pre registered.  What is rally needed is a web based voter
> > registration system that is nation wide.  Of course each state will
> > vary.  But if the USG model is used by states this may not be a big
> > problem.
> >
>
> Yes, an international online voting registration system would be nice.  It
> would require a b-i-g database, but I'm sure that INEG, Inc., would be
> glad to design one, seeing as how they have experience in this field,
> having designed NASDAQ's database, the SABRE database, and countless other
> databases.  In fact, I would bet my bottom dollar that INEG, Inc., has
> already designed and implemented this database and would be willing to
> offer it to the Internet community pro bono.   Specs and designs for this
> database are available, just email for details.

WE, have desinged a web based interface application, but not the database.

>
>
> >   It is for this reason that we see no barriers, contrary to the late
> > Jon Postels contention, why this same process cannot be used in the
> > Individual Membership Organization in the ICANN as well as any of the
> > SO's, for that matter....
> >
>
> Well, there's one barrier.  The fact that it doesn't exist.

Unfortunatly this is incorrect....

>
>
> --
> Alex Kamantauskas
> Tugger Networks

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