Oro-Medonte accused of U.S.-like ‘voter suppression’

LETTER: Oro-Medonte accused of US-like ‘voter suppression’ – Orillia News

The letter and recent stories raise the issue of opportunity versus risk and the ‘Chicken Little’ wave around security seems to have been started by Oro-Medonte’s mayor and some other council members.

‘Opportunity’ in this context, is to provide a voting service in which every individual is treated equally, unhampered by artificial barriers such as age, handicap, physical location, etc., except when exclusions can be justified. ‘Risk’ is the possibility of something bad happening. What is the probability or possibility of a municipal election process being hacked, by who, and why? No answer. 

Toronto and other municipalities such as Innisfil and Adjala-Tosorontio have at least used the Request for Proposal process to have internet voting service providers demonstrate that they have the required security measures in place – and provide that information to the public, instead we have opinion and ambiguity from Oro-Medonte council.

Yet, Oro-Medonte decided to reject internet and telephone voting based solely on the opinion of some councillors. Somewhat like the COVID virus: hidden in plain sight. — Allan Baker / Oro-Medonte