[Legislative Council Elections] Democrats ’primary elections kick off in July and only set up physical voting stations for three consecutive days of voting

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Written by: Wu Zhuoan

2020-05-15 07:00

The Legislative Council elections were held in September this year. The democratic factions reached a preliminary consensus and planned to hold a "voter participation process" commonly known as "primary elections" in mid-July. It is understood that the primary elections are held for three consecutive days. There is no online voting, only physical voting. Ou Nuoxuan, a former member of the Legislative Council who co-ordinated the coordination work, said in an inquiry by "Hong Kong 01" that, after expert research, if the primary election was conducted using an online voting system, the chance of being hacked is quite high, so under feasible conditions , This time the primary election will only set up physical voting.

Ou Nuoxuan said that after expert research, if the primary election is conducted by an online voting system, there is a high chance of being hacked. Therefore, under feasible conditions, this primary election will only set up physical voting. (Profile picture / Photograph by Liang Pengwei)

Experts point out that online voting may be DDoS

In recent months, the Democrats have been coordinating on the primary elections. The five districts ’direct elections have reached a preliminary consensus. Among them, the New Territories East and New Territories West will hold binding primary elections to select the generals who will represent the democratic parties in the official elections; East and Kowloon West adopt a "primary election plus abandonment" dual-track system. The primary election is non-binding, and candidates with insufficient support must abandon the election according to the results of the polls announced a few days before the official election.

It is understood that the primary elections are conducted for three consecutive days. There is no online voting, only physical voting, and I hope to borrow the office of each district council member as a voting station. Ou Nuoxuan said in an inquiry that after expert research, if the primary election is conducted using an online voting system, there is a high chance of being hacked (DDoS). Therefore, under feasible conditions, this primary election will only set up physical voting. It is reported that the Democrats will hold a working meeting at the end of May to discuss the arrangements for the primary election. It is expected that Dai Yaoting will announce the details of the primary election from the end of May to the beginning of June.

Ou Nuoxuan pointed out that the location of the primary election physical ticket station has been conceived, and he hopes to borrow the democratic district councillors ’offices in each district as the ticket station. He pointed out that if there are" yellow shops (yellow shops) "or group venues, they are interested It is also a feasible method to leave the venue as a ticket station. As long as the relevant venue can be used as a ticket station for three consecutive days, it will be eligible to become a ticket station.

As for the physical voting arrangement, Ou Nuoxuan said that it will refer to the past methods. The public can vote through the offline computer system of the tablet computer at the station selection. The relevant experts are working hard to design the application.

Democracy Power held primary elections for the Kowloon West by-election and the New Territories East by-election in 2018. At that time, Kowloon West and New Territories East had only three and five polling stations, respectively, and citizens were required to bring the same identification documents, as well as the 2017 address proof or the previous One of the voting notice cards for the Legislative Council election was present and the staff members were verified. After verifying your identity, you can enter the voting booth and vote with the electronic tablet provided at the venue. (Profile picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Amateurs think the number of ticketing stations is the key

It is said that there is no online voting or it is not conducive to local factions or amateurs. Liu Weikuang, a spokesman for the private rally team who actively considers playing in the New Territories East, believes that the problem of past primary elections is that there are too few physical ticketing stations. Ticketing stations and publicity can increase the participation of the public. They also expressed their agreement with the arrangement of setting up a total of three days on the polling day and using District Council Offices as ticketing stations.

Southern District Councillor Peng Zhuoqi, who is actively considering running for direct election on Hong Kong Island, said that the final arrangement needs to be announced by Dai Yaoting. He pointed out that there is no online voting to reduce the number of voting channels, but understand that online voting needs to take into account the actual operation; although the primary election method is important, it also needs Think about how to increase the turnout of the democratic primary election, highlight the unity of the democratic faction, and let the public know that the primary election is a sentinel battle of the democratic party's decision-making system.

Some local Chinese people told "Hong Kong 01" that in the past they always believed that the primary election was beneficial to the traditional pan-population, but he said bluntly: "It is so difficult to talk about today." It also means that after the anti-revision movement, young voters are also in the primary election. There will also be some influence.

Liu Wei Kuang believes that the problem of the past primary elections was that there were too few physical ticketing stations. He believed that as long as there were enough physical ticketing stations and publicity in the primary election, the participation of the public could be increased. (Profile picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Dai Yaoting has repeatedly run the referendum online system and was repeatedly hit by DDoS

Dai Yaoting has led the referendum many times in the past, including the 6.22 civil referendum held in June 2014. The voting website was attacked by DDoS and there were fake websites; the “Vote for the Chief Executive” launched in 2017 and the voting system PopVote Serious DDOS network attack. Democracy Power held primary elections for the Kowloon West by-election and the New Territories East by-election in 2018. At that time, Kowloon West and New Territories East had only three and five polling stations, respectively, and citizens were required to bring the same identification documents, as well as the 2017 residential address certificate One of the voting notice cards for the Legislative Council election was present and the staff members were verified. After verifying your identity, you can enter the voting booth and vote with the electronic tablet provided at the venue.

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