The Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IEBC) is hiring an external, independent company to evaluate -in a neutral, non-biased way- the communication systems used during elections this year. The audit will assess the electronic transmission of results, performance of voter
Automated voting for Filipinos living in United Arab Emirates
The General Consulate of Dubai (United Arab Emirates) is prepared to allow Filipinos living in that country to participate in legislative elections from Saturday, April 13 until May 13. Three years after its implementation in the Philippines, electronic voting will
Students will defend e-voting systems in competition
Students of John Hopkins University will have to protect a fictitious electronic voting system from hacker attacks, in what is known as the “National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC)”. CCDC was designed to give students the
Brazil and Venezuela: e-voting pioneers
Nowadays, these two countries have taken the lead in the automated voting race in all its phases: from voter authentication and registration, to voting, counting and broadcasting of the results. Multiple electoral processes and audits avail their voting platforms. According
Technical Commission to assess feasibility of electronic voting in Honduras
As we have informed previously, the possibility of implementing electronic voting in Honduras is being pondered: in a consensual way, political parties and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) have agreed to integrate a high-level technical commission to assess the technical,
Pakistan to use electronic voting for residents abroad
The next general elections in Pakistan are programmed for May 11, 2013 and the government assured that electronic voting will be used for Pakistanis residing in foreign countries. According to this information, broadcast on a private TV channel, the system