Electronic voting okayed by one voter; another says it's for younger people

To the Editor:
RE: “More readers have concerns about electronic voting system”

I have spoken with Kincardine clerk Donna MacDougall about the Internet method of voting in the municipal election.

As it turns out, the website was smarter than I gave it credit for. 

It knew that I lived in Tiverton, thus Ward 3. Consequently, it knew that I was nominally entitled to vote for mayor, up to four councillors-at-large, up to two school trustees and one Ward 3 councillor.

It also knew that Randy Roppel was acclaimed in Ward 3 so I was no longer entitled to vote for a Ward 3 councillor. The two English public school trustees were also acclaimed, so I had no vote there. 

Therefore, by the time I had voted for mayor and up to four councillors-at-large, my only real choices left were to go back to the previous race (for mayor) or submit my ballot.

This is perfectly correct and I understand now that my thinking wasn’t right. I was not entitled to vote for any other positions on council. 

Sorry for any extra burden I put on the clerk. I hope nobody else had the same problem I did.

Ken Price
Tiverton
 

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To the Editor:

Being a senior citizen, my hearing is not good, so I had trouble trying to vote by telephone.

Being computer illiterate, same problem.

This voting system seems to be set up for the younger generation. Forget the older people.

Bob Johnson
Kinloss