Three cantons seek damages for failed e-voting system
Swiss Post announced last week that it was freezing the development of its system.
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Three Swiss cantons that were preparing to use a new e-voting system this year say they will seek financial compensation after it was unexpectedly withdrawn and put on ice.
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Fribourg, Neuchâtel and Thurgau will seek compensation after spending money on making the system ready to voters in the October elections. Fribourg told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA that it had invested CHF150,000 ($151,000).
A fourth canton, Basel City, said it was considering its options on suing Swiss Post, the state-owned postal service that had developed the system.
Last week Swiss Post also had to cancel plans to use it during October’s parliamentary election.
A spokesperson for the Swiss government said it denied responsibility for the brakes being applied to e-voting, adding that it would be up to the courts to decide if cantons should receive compensation.
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