Comments on: Security Concerns Over Online London Parks Vote. http://www.headstar.com/egblive/?p=179 This blog complements E-Government Bulletin, an email newsletter on the use of digital technologies to enhance public services & democracy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:39:28 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.headstar.com/egblive/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-5447 Paul Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:24:00 +0000 http://www.headstar.com/egblive/?p=179#comment-5447 And here is me (all the way in New Zealand) looking at this site and thinking back 10 years (to when i lived in London) and voting for my favorite park... because I could remember my post code!! - Is this wrong?(!!!) And here is me (all the way in New Zealand) looking at this site and thinking back 10 years (to when i lived in London) and voting for my favorite park… because I could remember my post code!! – Is this wrong?(!!!)

]]> By: Majeed Saleh http://www.headstar.com/egblive/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-5446 Majeed Saleh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:06:28 +0000 http://www.headstar.com/egblive/?p=179#comment-5446 UPDATE: Headstar asked the GLA for comment on this story, unfortunately the response did not arrive in time to be included in this issue, but we have included it below:- Spokesperson for the Mayor, said: ”The Help a London Park vote gives Londoners the chance to have the final say on which of ten London parks get a share of a £4million pot of funds, rather than have the decision made for them. The website, postal and text voting system gives as many people as possible the chance to have their say on a shortlist of deserving sites, and the enthusiastic response from Londoners since the vote was launched reveals that this show of democracy is welcome. ”We have designed a voting system that encourages Londoners to vote easily and simply. A website such as this cannot be 100 per cent protected against multiple voting but we are monitoring voting patterns for any small minority who might attempt to abuse the process and where malpractice is found, those votes will be disqualified.” UPDATE: Headstar asked the GLA for comment on this story, unfortunately the response did not arrive in time to be included in this issue, but we have included it below:-

Spokesperson for the Mayor, said: ”The Help a London Park vote gives Londoners the chance to have the final say on which of ten London parks get a share of a £4million pot of funds, rather than have the decision made for them. The website, postal and text voting system gives as many people as possible the chance to have their say on a shortlist of deserving sites, and the enthusiastic response from Londoners since the vote was launched reveals that this show of democracy is welcome.

”We have designed a voting system that encourages Londoners to vote easily and simply. A website such as this cannot be 100 per cent protected against multiple voting but we are monitoring voting patterns for any small minority who might attempt to abuse the process and where malpractice is found, those votes will be disqualified.”

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