[EM] Britain tests early, high-tech voting

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http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/04/25/high.tech.voting.ap/index.html

Britain tests early, high-tech voting

LONDON, England (AP) -- In an effort to promote interest in next month's 
local elections, some districts began experimenting Thursday with 
letting people cast ballots early at mobile voting stations or via 
telephone and Internet. 

Town hall chiefs hope that reaching out to people who might not be able 
to make it to polling stations for local council elections on May 2 will 
prevent a low turnout. 

Mainstream political parties also are concerned that the right-wing 
extremist British National Party could benefit from low turnout as it 
tries to use the elections to establish it first foothold in local 
English governments. 

At Newham, east London, where people will vote on touch screen 
electronic machines, mobile polling stations were opened at various 
sites until Monday. 

In two wards at Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire, people will be able to 
cast early votes until Sunday via the Internet. 

People in Liverpool's Church and Everton wards will be able to vote 
electronically by telephone, Internet or text messaging until May 2. 

And people at Swindon, Wiltshire, will be able to vote until Tuesday by 
Internet or touch-tone telephone, in addition to the traditional 
methods. 

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