The emergence of technologies such as business intelligence (BI) tools, electronic poll books (e-Poll books), and more recently, artificial intelligence, is putting on the hands of EMBs tools that can substantially increase their oversight and control capabilities.
As the United States approaches the 2024 Presidential Elections, a new era of strengthened election integrity emerges.
Free and fair elections invariably rely on accurate and reliable systems for registering, identifying, and authenticating voters. Once these systems are in place, election commissions must continually update and maintain their voter databases. So, how do they do that?
For election officials and administrators, the new year offers a time to re-dedicate themselves to continuously improving election operations and integrity, as well as voting processes and turnout.
The election commissions of Georgia, Philippines and Kenya, were awarded recognitions during the prestigious International Electoral Awards, organized by the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies. All three were recognized for election events in which they partnered with Smartmatic.
Election systems and processes are especially vulnerable to the spread of disinformation. This type of false content, including videos, infographics, memes, data and articles, can significantly diminish the effectiveness and credibility of election management bodies around the world.
