The Federal Constitutional Court decided today that the use of voting computers is unconstitutional. Rather, elections in Germany must be understandable by everyone without any special knowledge. The court declared the constitutional principle of a public voting process a fundamental requirement for democratic elections. This was the core issue on which the CCC campaigned against voting computers. Conversely, the court determined that speedy election results are not a requirement for democratic elections. The NEDAP voting computers, as used in Germany so far, will be consigned to the scrap heap of history.
In a joint letter concerning the United Nations Cybercrime Convention the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) and dozens of signees urge all EU member states to reject the proposal for the UN General Assembly to adopt the draft Convention.