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Subject: RE: [election-services] Cellphones - the ultimate thin-client voting terminal?
John, This is a little bit different from calling in over a telephone - as the voting application is actually running on the cellphone - written in Java on LINUX - and provides menuing and collecting of ballot choices actually on the device. As you point our SMS is just one option. Interestingly - you could maybe bypass SMS - by using encrypted voice packets instead - have the java do the encoding - and send that over a regular dial-in -> back to the old days when I used to record my programs at 2400 baud to a cassette recorder from a BBC Acorn Atom - just a brief high pitched whine as the transfer happens!?! You could mute the speaker - so the user would not be disturbed. However - that would require better levels of signal quality than plain old SMS. Support from TC members - happy to have people contribute to the first drafting - and then of course once we publish the draft for review here - I'm sure we can expect helpful input and refinements at that stage too. Ultimately if everyone likes the paper - we could consider making it a formal TC doc - rather than just a draft. Thanks, DW "The way to be is to do" - Confucius (551-472 B.C.) > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [election-services] Cellphones - the ultimate thin-client > voting terminal? > From: John Borras <johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk> > Date: Wed, April 11, 2007 6:44 am > To: "David RR Webber (XML)" <david@drrw.info>, > election-services@lists.oasis-open.org > Cc: rcjohnson@openvotingsolutions.com > > Interesting. Telephone voting will be allowed in our e-voting pilots > next month but SMS voting has been dropped from the list of channels > to be tested because of security worries. > > What support are you looking for from TC members? > > Regards > John > M. +44 (0)7976 157745 > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: David RR Webber (XML) > To: election-services@lists.oasis-open.org > Cc: rcjohnson@openvotingsolutions.com > Sent: Tuesday, 10 April, 2007 6:32:37 PM > Subject: [election-services] Cellphones - the ultimate thin-client > voting terminal? > > > While this may appear at first paradoxical - given the aversion to > wireless technology and voting places - in reality - cellphone > technology creates an extreme lowcost solution for countries wanting > advantages of evoting without the cost. > > Also - because people in developing countries can operate a cellphone > - it requires almost no training. > > Large sized cardboard printed ballot instructions can be used to > augment the small screen size during voting - and even provide privacy > screening. Audio prompting is also possible - and vote confirmation. > > The idea then is to create custom voting cellphones - that are used > specifically in voting situations to record peoples votes - in effect > a miniature computer. > > Voting officials would hand an authorized voter a phone - they vote - > then return the phone for re-activation to allow next voter to cast. > > Text messaging and paper ballot printing are options to confirm > peoples voting choices. External touch LEDs could also be supported > via port on bottom of the cellphone for handicapped voting. > > I propose to develop a whitepaper over the next few weeks exploring > this - and OASIS EML combined - so that practical applications for > real elections can be envisioned. I have already received offers of > help on this from Bangladesh University and my colleagues in OVS - and > we'd be happy to have EML members as part of that too. > > Already I'm seeing three modes of operation: > > 1) Standalone - the wireless capability of the phone is disabled - and > each cellphone is used to record votes - sealed into a ballot box at > the voting station - and then returned to central facilities for > authentication and counting. > > 2) Local sub-station use - mobile facility ( e.g. 3-wheeler motorbike > with generator and battery ) provides instant cellular support during > election at remote facility. Can reach out to central facilitities > for vote transmission. > > 3) National cellular coverage - allows full operational control - > including GPS verification. > > What I find interesting here is that India has already had success > with laptops with seals - the cellphone idea merely takes the approach > to the next logical level. While nothing is ever 100% perfect - this > seems to offer an major cost breakthrough and access ability and > security beyond current paper-only ballotting systems. > > Thanks, DW > > "The way to be is to do" - Confucius (551-472 B.C.) > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, > sign up for > your free account today > http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html
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