A proposal suggesting changing to a modified electronic voting procedure in Woodstock was voted down by city council at its meeting on July 11.
The city clerk's department had prepared a report for council's consideration, which suggested significantly changing the municipal election system slated for the fall of 2014.
Current city council member Bill Bes was against the idea, saying in council chambers and recorded by The Sentinel-Review for its published story: "“I would prefer to stick with [paper ballots] and consider [electronic voting] for 2018.”
Many of the councillors liked the idea of electronic voting but didn’t think that the community was ready to make the switch from the traditional method.
In 2010, 150 of the 444 municipalities used some type of alternative vote casting system. One hundred and six municipalities used mail-in voting, 30 municipalities used Internet and or telephone voting and 14 used electronic voting in advanced polls and paper ballets on election day . . .
Internet voting was estimated to cost $80,000 and would require a physical polling location with laptops and tablets to accommodate those without Internet access or who require assistance . . .
The full version of The Sentinel-Review story penned by Codi Wilson can be read at the link below.
Since we voted just once every three years to decide who represents us around the horseshoe at 500 Dundas, I believe we can make an effort to attend a local school gym with our picture identification to prove who we are, to take part in our city's election.
I don 't like advance polls for people who can actually vote on election day. I disagree with mailing in a vote, emailing or filling out a questionnaire on a website. I'm not olde-fashioned or unpractical, I'm realistic -- real people voting in a real election.
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http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2013/07/12/woodstock-city-council-sticks-to-paper-ballots-in-next-election
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