James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 6, before section 6, to insert the following new section:

6.—(1) All aspects of electronic voting shall be inquired into by an Electoral Commission to be established by the House, who shall within six months of the passing of this Act, furnish a Report to this Houses of the Oireachtas, detailing the—

(i) reliability,

(ii) security,

(iii) integrity, and

(iv) verifiability,

of any electronic voting system which is proposed for adoption by the Minister.

(2) No system of electronic voting may be adopted by the minister for use in elections referred to in subsection (3) unless—

(i) a report under subsection (1) has been furnished to the Houses of the Oireachtas, and

(ii) There is all-Party agreement on the adoption of a particular system of electronic voting.

(3) Nothing in this Act or any other enactment shall permit the trial, implementation or use of electronic voting in any election to—

(i) the Houses of the Oireachtas,

(ii) the Office of President,

(iii) the European Parliament, or

(iv) local authorities,

save in accordance with subsection (2).".