Observing electronic voting from an international point of view gives some
perspective about its genesis and evolution. An analysis of the voting process
through its cultural, ontological, legal and political dimensions explains the
difficulty to normalize this process. It appears that international
organizations are not capable to properly defend the fundamental rights of the
citizens. The approach that was taken when DRE voting computers appeared seems
to have reoccured with VVAT voting computers and the european e-poll project.Comment: 9 page