'Sonya Anderson told the BBC: "As we scan the ballot papers we are capturing the votes and recording the fact we are capturing those votes. Once we have recorded all those votes we need to use a calculation to pull those results together and produce the results the returning officer is going to declare from.'

This process is called, (and you may want to take notes here):

vote counting.

Given they can't figure out a fair system of evoting when all that's at stake is which nonentity gets kicked out of the big brother house, they certainly aren't ready to try out evoting for real elections.

A great system for e-voting would be to use lottery tickets and machines. The system is networked, secured, and most people know how to fill out a ticekt. There are thousands of machines available, at every corner shop and petrol station. The vote is recorded and a receipt is generated, so the voter can check everything is right.

As was also mentioned, it may be advisable to turn off the "quick pick" ability of the machine...

...Accenture, is it? Or any of the other big firms that seem to f*ck up any sort of Government contract. I wonder sometimes how these companies manage to stay in business...

Makes one wonder what sort of intellect decided it was acceptable to insist one doesn't hide one's vote by folding the ballot paper. Or thought a system that couldn't cope with folds was a "starter" in the first place? Do these people live in the real world with the rest of us?

so it can be counted by hand. An error in an all electronic system would mean lost votes or wrong results. (as in the usa)

"A great system for e-voting would be to use lottery tickets and machines. The system is networked, secured, and most people know how to fill out a ticekt. There are thousands of machines available, at every corner shop and petrol station. The vote is recorded and a receipt is generated, so the voter can check everything is right"

This one give a new meaning to the idea of vote early and often.