Jim Reid wrote: [...]
Hank, introducing electronic voting means changing the NCC's Articles of Association.
That's sort of easy, and quite well-understood, how to accomplish this. But...
As yet, nobody's come forward with firm proposals to do either of these things. Which is not surprising given that discussions haven't been under way for long and consensus has still to be reached. That's the short answer. For more detail, read on...
My feeling is that everyone who has already tried to get the fingers wet with eVoting, and in particular across national boundaries, still suffers from some substantial bruises ;-) I, definitely, do, and the size of the electorate(sp?) was very small, as compared to the membership of the NCC. We should keep in mind that voting by membership of an organisation like the NCC (size, money, importance, visibility,...) is not just like playing a game of Solitaire - it has substantial legal importance and business value. IMHO, whatever we may agree to use, eventually, has to be "bullet-proof", both operationally and legally. That's going to be an interesting (and "not so cheap") exercise, because it has to survive public scrutiny and challenges! Nevertheless, I think it would be a Good Thing[TM] to have it available, at some point in time. Wilfried.