Transcript of interview with Justin Smith 2UE – Drive Thursday, 20 November 2014 3:45pm E&OE SUBJECT: Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; interim report on electronic voting PRESENTER: News coming out this afternoon that the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters has made a ruling on electronic voting, and they’re not keen on it. On the line is the Chairman of that Committee, MP Tony Smith. Mr Smith, thanks for your time. TONY SMITH: Good to talk to you Justin. PRESENTER: You’re in our Canberra studio and I appreciate you making some time for us. So what’s the final word here on electronic voting? SMITH: Well look, Justin, we had a long look at it, talked to a lot of experts form both Australia and overseas. And we understand in the wake of particularly the debacle in Western Australia at the last election… PRESENTER: Yeah. SMITH: …all those votes. PRESENTER:…