E-voting put on hold till 2010
by mahmood on 01/10/06 at 1:39 pm · email · print
In a move intended to make the electoral process in the Kingdom stronger and transparent, the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Head of Central Informatics Organisation, Shaikh Ahmed bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa, yesterday said a recommendation not to use the e-voting system in the coming elections had been forwarded to the executive director of the election process.
In a statement issued after a meeting with various political societies, Shaikh Ahmed thanked the societies that took part in the meeting to discuss e-voting and lauded them for offering their opinion and suggestions.
Shaikh Ahmed affirmed that e-voting was the future technology for democracy all around the world. “We have referred a recommendation following the meeting to the executive director of the elections process not to use the e-voting system in the 2006 elections and rely on the mechanism used in the 2002 elections,†Shaikh Ahmed said.
“We will work together in the next four years to prepare the community and the political societies on the e-voting system and we hope that it will be welcomed by all.â€
Bahrain Tribune :: 1 Oct ’06
Mahmood’s Den · One down, several to go to regain confidence
Oct 1st, 2006
[...] e-Voting has been shelved until 2010, where the same arguments will take place unless voter confidence is regained in the wake of Bandargate. The government has been keeping mum about the situation, probably praying that it too will be forgotten. After all, other scandals have. Do you still remember what happened with the Social Insurance? And that has been “investigated” by parliament no less, yet, no criminal charges or charges of any kind have been levied at those in the wrong, and they haven’t even been relieved of their positions yet. [...]
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Oct 2nd, 2006
[...] Le directeur de la Central Informatics Organisation, Mohammed Al Qaed, révélait en juillet dernier que cinq pays arabes s’apprêtaient à adopter le vote en ligne. Gageons que leur enthousiasme a été refroidi. Bahraini.TV. E-voting put on hold till 2010. The Gulf Daily News. E-polling ‘open to only 1pc of voters’. [...]