| answer text |
<p>The Government notes the recommendations in the WebRoots Democracy report. The
Government is committed to building a modern democracy that works for everyone. The
introduction of electronic voting (‘e-Voting’) would require very careful consideration.</p><p>The
selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest
possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that e-Voting, by
any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable
to attack or fraud. To provide a system over which there are doubts to part of the
electorate would not be appropriate. Furthermore, the Electoral Commission in their
reports on the 2007 e-Voting pilots found that it had little direct effect on increasing
turnout.</p>
|
 |
