The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), organizations that work in favor of better management of electoral systems, have shared their five most important benefits when it comes to electronic voting:
1. Security: An electronic voting system combines internationally recognized algorithms based on accepted standards to form an architecture that is completely resistant to all kinds of fraud.
2. Speed: Electronic voting allows the voter to cast his or her ballot quickly and makes the electoral process run more smoothly. Results can be obtained in minutes and counting errors are eliminated.
3. Auditability: One of the key advantages of the technology is that every vote is stored in several locations, which provides multiple backups for auditing purposes before, during and after the election.
4. Accuracy: No vote is misinterpreted. The machine helps ensure that there is no human error in the voting or the counting.
5. Flexibility: Given that each country has its own rules and laws pertaining to the electoral process, the technology can be customized to suit different types of elections.