❓ WA Parliament QoN regarding reforms to the electoral system to allow blind and low vision electors to cast a secret ballot. The WA Electoral Commission has developed a business case for internet voting and contributed to a telephone voting standard.
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ELECTORAL SYSTEM — REFORMS FOR SIGHT-IMPAIRED VOTERS
What action has been taken since May 2010 to reform the electoral system, including drafting of legislation, to allow electors who are blind or who have low vision to properly cast a secret ballot? Hon NORMAN MOORE
What action has been taken since May 2010 to reform the electoral system, including drafting of legislation, to allow electors who are blind or who have low vision to properly cast a secret ballot? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
The Western Australian Electoral Commission has developed a business case and sought funding for the development of an internet voting system for use by blind and low vision and disabled electors in the 2013 state general election. This business case draws on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s experience from an internet voting proof-of-concept trial in 2006. Further, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has contributed to the development of a telephone voting standard for possible application across all jurisdictions. As part of a broader legislative review, the Western Australian Electoral Commission has also undertaken an examination of the Electoral Act 1907 to identify those provisions that need to be changed to cater for electronic voting.
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