Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 March 2004
416 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons interviewed through exit polls after electronically voting in the general election of 2002; and if he will make a statement on the information provided as reported recently by civil servants of his Department. [7751/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe poll undertaken during the pilot use of the electronic voting system at the 2002 general election was conducted by MRBI, using fully trained and experienced interviewers and involved a representative sample of the total electorate in each constituency concerned. A total of 1,207 voters were interviewed as they exited polling stations. The response to the new system was favourable, with 94% of people polled stating that they found the system easy to use and 87% indicated that they preferred the electronic voting system to the paper ballot system.
