Why can't I vote at my ATM?
June 23,
6.45pm Portcullis House, Westminster
Chair: Dr. Andy Williamson (Director, Digital Democracy Programme, Hansard Society).
Speakers: Tom Harris MP; Jason Kitcat (Open Rights Group); Jenny Watson (Chair, Electoral Commission).
Listen to the speakers.
Listen to the audience contribution.
This Democracy Forum followed on from a number of high-profile procedural
difficulties with the voting mechanisms at the recent general election and we
thought it an opportune time to debate the efficacy of UK voting practices and the
possibilities for its modernisation:
- What
methods of voter registration, voting and vote counting are most suitable to
the UK,
what do they entail and are they realistic?
- What
lessons can be learned from other countries, from previous trials in this
country and from the experiences in May this year?
- How
can voter and ballot security be ensured in a modernized voting system?
- How
do we ensure transparency and proper scrutiny at the count?