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Electoral Matters Committee

Parliament House, Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
emc@parliament.vic.gov.au

1-12-20016

SUBMISSION
Sir/Madam,
I have stood for about 16 years for council, state and federal elections and made ample of

10 complaints to what I consider the gross denial of fair and proper elections. I have for more than a decade

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urged to have an election Ombudsman as you cannot have the electoral commission investigating a
complaint against itself. We now have been witnessing in the USA how there is supposed to be a recount
of electronic voting, but no paper ballot trail to check back. As such, any computer error robs electors of
their rights. In fact it was reported in the past that at some polling stations 100% of electors allegedly
electronically voted for the same candidate. Also at times 30 to 40% or even more people voted then what
was recorded as actual people having attended.
In my view any electronic voting could be only deemed reliable if the elector is provided with a print-out
copy with a random number that is also allocated against the electronic recorded vote, so the elector can
check if his/her vote represents what he/she actually intended to voter for. As such, the elector enters the
polling booth where he/she can then start allocating his/her vote to one or more candidates. The elector
then click on show printout and on the screen is shown what the elector has marked and the name of the
candidate(s). Then the elector can click, on approve and then the electronic vote is recorded and a
screen print is printed out for the elector to take home, again with a corresponding number to the
electronic voter so recorded. In my view this would be the only reliable manner to allow for electronic
voting. Where an elector is unable to attend to a voting centre then the elector could upon clicking of
approve receive a pdf copy via email. (Like OfficeWorks allow to send a receipt via email) If an email
address has been provided with the electronic voting but it is not included in the electronic recording of
the vote. Because elections goes to the heart of democracy there can be no excuse to implement short cuts
that would allow any person in electronic to manipulate electronic voting machines. With this kind of
system counting can be kept in a short period while a check back system is available.
I for one once voted for a particular candidate at a country polling station only to discover afterwards that
my vote was not recorded as such as not a single vote was shown against that candidate. As I made sure to
check my numbering I was well aware it couldnt have been wrongly numbered to cause it to be invalid.
With a screen-print a elector who voted for a particular candidate then always can request an election
committee to investigate against the specific number issued that correspond with the electronic recorded
vote. The print out itself wouldnt need to be large as it can be marginalised so that it can show the
markings even if the names are not clearly shown in large print, because where it represent the ballot
paper then the location of the marking itself can be checked.
We should get away with trying to make the election system easier for the Electoral Commission as it
should be fair and proper for the electors! One should never undermine the democratic processes of an
election merely to suit the Electoral Commission as too often in my view has been occurring.

Awaiting your response,

G. H. Schorel-Hlavka O.W.B. (Friends call me Gerrit)

MAY JUSTICE ALWAYS PREVAIL

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