Last week, Bulgarians living abroad were able to vote during the national referendum on the introduction of remote e-voting. According to Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC), 312 polling stations were available in 45 countries, with polling stations opening in the
Research at the University of Hong Kong promotes e-voting
A recent article published by Jazz Ma, Frank Lee and Robert Chung (from the Program for Public Opinion at the University of Hong Kong) in the Asian Network for Public Opinion Research (ANPOR), describes the relevance of electronic voting for
Iran includes electronic voting in upcoming parliamentary elections
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Minister of Interior of Iran, stated that his ministry would take necessary measures to hold the upcoming parliamentary elections using electronic voting, upon an approval by the country’s Guardian Council according to the Constitution. He added that
Digital identity in Estonia simplifies voting in financial institutions
The Estonian e-Residency offers every world citizen a government-issued digital identity card which can be used to open a bank account, start a business (Estonia holds the world-record of establishing a new business in just 18 minutes) and pay (Estonian) taxes
Space technology would ease electronic voting in Nigeria
Professor Ibiyemi Samuel, Vice Chancellor of the Achievers University in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, has recently stated that electronic voting would be possible in Nigeria if the NigComsat-1R satellite is fully deployed. He made such comments during the fourth anniversary celebration
Experts gather to discuss the role of technology in elections
“The Atlantic Council” will gather a group of experts to debate on the use of technology in the creation of more robust and participative democracies. The event entitled “Democracy Rebooted: The Future of Technology in Elections” will be hosted in