October 30, 2005
Historic SMS vote deemed ballot box success
The first ever vote by mobile phone has passed off without any major hitches in the Swiss town of Bülach. Swissinfo report.
"Officials said 445 citizens of Bülach - or 11.6 per cent - used the text messaging system, while another 25.7 per cent voted over the internet in a local poll on Sunday.
The ballot is part of a series of trials in several regions of the country to introduce e-voting nationwide.
However, some citizens complained that they had trouble identifying their PIN codes. The voters were given a unique ID through the post. They also had to enter a personal code and their date of birth before sending their vote.
Citizens were asked to decide on a proposal to introduce a 30kmh speed restriction for vehicles. Two thirds of voters rejected the plan."
Related post: - Swiss Bulach citizens to vote by SMS on speed limits
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