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Electronic vote for overseas personnel
Volume 50, No. 18, October 04, 2007 |
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Many ADF personnel on overseas deployments will create electoral history when they electronically vote at the looming federal poll.
ADF uniformed and civilian personnel deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands – possibly up to 2500 of them – will be the first group to cast a live, remote electronic overseas vote in an Australian federal election.
They will take part in a secure electronic voting trial by the ADF and the Australian Electoral Commission.
The trial will empower Defence personnel in those areas to vote if they have access to secure Defence computing and communication facilities on the Defence Restricted Network.
“Defence’s secure satellite and ground-based communication and information technology infrastructure will be used to transmit encrypted electronic voting data directly to the Australian Electoral Commission,” Assistant Director Personnel Systems Mr Bill Meldrum said.
“Defence personnel can still cast their votes should there be any technical difficulties with the electronic voting trial, as paper-based postal votes will also be sent to registered electronic voting trial participants. “Other Defence personnel who cannot access a secure computer terminal or are not in the trial locations should register as general postal voters with the Australian Electoral Commission as soon as possible, and cast a postal vote.”
Further information on voting for ADF personnel deployed overseas is available at http://intranet.defence.gov.au/dpe/voting. Queries can be directed to the AEC on 13 23 26 or email evoting@aec.gov.au. |
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