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The smouldering issue that was e-voting turned into an open flame on Tuesday, forcing the government to bow, ever so slightly, to concerns brought forward by Fine Gael, the Labour Party and the Greens. Sparking the most recent discourse on the matter on Tuesday night was a joint motion from all three major opposition parties that called on the government to immediately defer plans for the use of e-voting in the European and local elections this summer.
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Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Harney made the comment following the tabling of a joint motion in the Dail, to be debated Tuesday or Wednesday, that calls on the government to immediately defer plans for the use of electronic voting in the European and local elections this summer.
Um den Einsatz von E-Voting bei den bevorstehenden Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament ist in Irland eine Kontroverse ausgebrochen. Die oppositionelle Fine Gael Party bezweifelt die Zuverlässigkeit des Systems. Die Regierung unter Premierminister Bertie Ahern verweist dagegen darauf, dass sich das System der elektronischen Stimmabgabe bereits bei vorangegangen Wahlen bewährt habe.