The use of online voting system in General election
Indonesia
has a range of problems in the electoral process. Such as fraud in
the vote count, incomplete ballot papers and counting that runs pretty slow. Follow
up on these problems, a new
breakthrough present to relieve the election process.
Which is by applying the use of technology and
information to make
the election process more efficient. We call
it ‘online voting system’. There are four reasons why online
voting system is better to be implemented in general election. Firstly, the data in online system is more
secure. The Online voting system affords increased levels of
election security compared with paper ballots in the conventional voting system
(Arthur, 2014:2). According
to Australian Election (2014:17), “…secret password or personal ID number might
be applied...” Besides, the voters also unable to vote
on more than one as a preventive measure against attempted multiple voting. Secondly, the accessibility is enhanced for voters.
Society can vote in everywhere, it could be from their home, office, university
or even in the café which have internet access. Online
voting system also increase opportunities for voters who have physical
disability, get illness, or might be “…visiting overseas in purpose of work or
study…” (Chopra, 2014:5). The voter only need to
open the web of election; runs voter application; identify himself/herself by
entering ID number, choosing the candidates of the voter’s electoral on the
display; and receive the notice that the vote has been accepted(Valimiskomisjon,
2014:7). Thirdly, the
result of tabulation is come up rapidly. Online voting
system also can deliver a faster official ballots tabulation process. “As
soon as standard internal checking processes are complete, the results are
available to client.” Australian Election (2014:19). It is also more
accurate compare with the conventional system that is sometimes criticized on
human error. Fourthly, online voting system is cheaper to operate and execute. (15)In
conventional voting system, there are obviously significant cost involved for
printing the ballot papers, require setting and staffing polls, and ect.(Canadian
government, 2014:7)
.(16)On the other hand,
with on line voting system, once the relevant web screens have been developed,
essentially there is little other cost. In brief, we know that on line voting system is more secure,
accessible, rapid, and cost saving in term of election process.
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