Academy to introduce electronic ballot for Oscars

Washington: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has officially begun its shift toward electronic voting for the Oscars.

According to Deadline, the academy has sent a letter to voting members asking them for their personal email addresses as Step 1 in its effort to eliminate paper ballots, reported Los Angeles Times. The letter said that a new electronic voting system could be implemented as early as this year and definitely will be in effect by 2012. The academy did not immediately ask for their comments, but the letter seemed to imply that electronic voting could be in effect for the 2012 Academy Awards and definitely will be implemented by the 2013 show. “At some point once the system is up and working, mailed ballots will be eliminated,” the letter said. ANI