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4 June 2016 | By Maya123

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Does anyone know where in Canberra I can cast a vote before election day? And is it open now?

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dungfungus8:39 am 17 Jun 16

bigred said :

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting?

The greatest advocates against internet voting are actually programmers and security experts. The system simply wouldn’t be secure and its integrity would always be called into question compared to pen/paper voting. If you think letting the Government create internet voting is a good idea, I’d suggest having a look at the MyGov website…

creative_canberran said :

It would make younger people more likely to vote, and the laboral party do not want that.

Err, do you mean the Labor Party? That statement is a little bit odd considering young voters are overwhelming left wing and moderates. Poll research has indicated that very few young people will be voting for the Liberals considering that all the moderate factions within the Liberal party have been eliminated and/or defected elsewhere.

How many teachers would be Laborites?

About 50%.
The rest are Greens and Marxists.

gooterz10:55 pm 16 Jun 16

bigred said :

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting?

The greatest advocates against internet voting are actually programmers and security experts. The system simply wouldn’t be secure and its integrity would always be called into question compared to pen/paper voting. If you think letting the Government create internet voting is a good idea, I’d suggest having a look at the MyGov website…

creative_canberran said :

It would make younger people more likely to vote, and the laboral party do not want that.

Err, do you mean the Labor Party? That statement is a little bit odd considering young voters are overwhelming left wing and moderates. Poll research has indicated that very few young people will be voting for the Liberals considering that all the moderate factions within the Liberal party have been eliminated and/or defected elsewhere.

How many teachers would be Laborites?

wildturkeycanoe5:31 pm 16 Jun 16

I suppose you are right, nothing the government upgraded to electronic methods has been much of an improvement, Mygov to say the least. Ridding us of paper ballots would mean needing folks to have fast, reliable internet and neither party can guarantee that. They can guarantee outdated technologies however. Polling booths could have a touchscreen for voting, keeping secrecy to your ballot and transmitting data instantly. I reckon a high school student could create an app to do the same job as thousands of aec workers. It aint rocket science.

dungfungus5:14 pm 16 Jun 16

pajs said :

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting? If they are concerned about fraud, how important is voting in relation to everybody’s finances, medical records, identity? To prove your ID in a polling place you only need to know your name, address and date of birth. Financial internet transactions require far more authentication, such as SMS and password confirmation.
It’d save a lot of people the inconvenience of going to a polling place between kid’s soccer matches or other events that are much more important, but not excuse enough to do a postal or early vote.

The current system of having the electoral roll on a computer with only the polling clerk being able to see the screen is not transparent as while the clerk may say your name has been marked as having voted you are not allowed to check that.
The old system of seeing your name ruled through with a inked pen had integrity.

However, the electronic roll records allow polling staff to see whether a person has already voted at another booth that also uses electronic roll records, while the paper roll (still used in most election day polling places) only allows staff to see if you’ve voted at that single polling place already.

The printed white paper electoral roll hasn’t been used at the polling booth I use for several years.
The point I am making is that we have to trust the the computer screen that we are not allowed to see.
Just how reliable is the system they are using?

I am a Rabbit™4:53 pm 16 Jun 16

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting?

The greatest advocates against internet voting are actually programmers and security experts. The system simply wouldn’t be secure and its integrity would always be called into question compared to pen/paper voting. If you think letting the Government create internet voting is a good idea, I’d suggest having a look at the MyGov website…

creative_canberran said :

It would make younger people more likely to vote, and the laboral party do not want that.

Err, do you mean the Labor Party? That statement is a little bit odd considering young voters are overwhelming left wing and moderates. Poll research has indicated that very few young people will be voting for the Liberals considering that all the moderate factions within the Liberal party have been eliminated and/or defected elsewhere.

devils_advocate4:07 pm 16 Jun 16

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting?

It would make younger people more likely to vote, and the laboral party do not want that.

Ghettosmurf873:16 pm 16 Jun 16

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting? If they are concerned about fraud, how important is voting in relation to everybody’s finances, medical records, identity? To prove your ID in a polling place you only need to know your name, address and date of birth. Financial internet transactions require far more authentication, such as SMS and password confirmation.
It’d save a lot of people the inconvenience of going to a polling place between kid’s soccer matches or other events that are much more important, but not excuse enough to do a postal or early vote.

The current system of having the electoral roll on a computer with only the polling clerk being able to see the screen is not transparent as while the clerk may say your name has been marked as having voted you are not allowed to check that.
The old system of seeing your name ruled through with a inked pen had integrity.

However, the electronic roll records allow polling staff to see whether a person has already voted at another booth that also uses electronic roll records, while the paper roll (still used in most election day polling places) only allows staff to see if you’ve voted at that single polling place already.

dungfungus10:33 am 16 Jun 16

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting? If they are concerned about fraud, how important is voting in relation to everybody’s finances, medical records, identity? To prove your ID in a polling place you only need to know your name, address and date of birth. Financial internet transactions require far more authentication, such as SMS and password confirmation.
It’d save a lot of people the inconvenience of going to a polling place between kid’s soccer matches or other events that are much more important, but not excuse enough to do a postal or early vote.

The current system of having the electoral roll on a computer with only the polling clerk being able to see the screen is not transparent as while the clerk may say your name has been marked as having voted you are not allowed to check that.
The old system of seeing your name ruled through with a inked pen had integrity.

Maya1239:44 am 16 Jun 16

Ian said :

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting? If they are concerned about fraud, how important is voting in relation to everybody’s finances, medical records, identity? To prove your ID in a polling place you only need to know your name, address and date of birth. Financial internet transactions require far more authentication, such as SMS and password confirmation.
It’d save a lot of people the inconvenience of going to a polling place between kid’s soccer matches or other events that are much more important, but not excuse enough to do a postal or early vote.

I can imagine the stand-over bully tactics in some households of one person demanding the rest of the household vote just as they say, and literally standing there and making sure they do, despite how the rest of the household really want to vote. At least in a polling booth the bullied person can vote how they want and the bully need not know how they really voted.

wildturkeycanoe6:35 am 16 Jun 16

Why in this day and age has the government not embraced the easy option of internet voting? If they are concerned about fraud, how important is voting in relation to everybody’s finances, medical records, identity? To prove your ID in a polling place you only need to know your name, address and date of birth. Financial internet transactions require far more authentication, such as SMS and password confirmation.
It’d save a lot of people the inconvenience of going to a polling place between kid’s soccer matches or other events that are much more important, but not excuse enough to do a postal or early vote.

dungfungus12:08 pm 15 Jun 16

How about this from the AEC website:

Early voting centres Canberra

Suburb

Polling place (opening times)

Belconnen

Belconnen Community Centre Swanson Ct
Wheelchair accessible
•Tuesday 14 June – Friday 17 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Monday 20 June – Thursday 23 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 24 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Saturday 25 June (9:00 – 16:00)
•Monday 27 June – Tuesday 28 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Wednesday 29 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Thursday 30 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 1 July (8:30 – 18:00)

Canberra City

Pilgrim House 69 Northbourne Ave
Wheelchair accessible
•Tuesday 14 June – Friday 17 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Monday 20 June – Thursday 23 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 24 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Saturday 25 June (9:00 – 16:00)
•Monday 27 June – Tuesday 28 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Wednesday 29 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Thursday 30 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 1 July (8:30 – 18:00)

Greenway

Flax House 216 Cowlishaw St
Wheelchair accessible
•Monday 20 June – Thursday 23 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 24 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Saturday 25 June (9:00 – 16:00)
•Monday 27 June – Tuesday 28 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Wednesday 29 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Thursday 30 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 1 July (8:30 – 18:00)

Gungahlin

75 Gozzard St
Wheelchair accessible
•Monday 20 June – Thursday 23 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 24 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Saturday 25 June (9:00 – 16:00)
•Monday 27 June – Tuesday 28 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Wednesday 29 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Thursday 30 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 1 July (8:30 – 18:00)

Phillip

15 Bowes Pl
Wheelchair accessible
•Monday 20 June – Thursday 23 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 24 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Saturday 25 June (9:00 – 16:00)
•Monday 27 June – Tuesday 28 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Wednesday 29 June (8:30 – 18:00)
•Thursday 30 June (8:30 – 17:30)
•Friday 1 July (8:30 – 18:00)