“What must be clear is that the Venezuelan election process provides every guarantee that is needed to cast a vote. Everything is very well organized. It’s a solid and robust process.” Those were the words of Leonel Fernández, leader of
Improving elections through automation
Elections are mission critical projects. They take place over extensive territories; include thousands of candidates in hundreds of jurisdictions; require millions of election instruments to be under strict supervision while they are delivered throughout the nation; and they need the
The history of election technology
Throughout history, and as technology has evolved, election commissions around the world have integrated technology-based solutions to strengthen citizen participation through more reliable, transparent and secure voting. The first voting machine, which had a mechanical lever, was patented in 1892
New Zealand follows Estonia’s steps on i-voting
A trial of online voting will take place in New Zealand next year during the local elections to choose whether they will use online voting alongside postal voting. New Zealand will try to follow Estonia’s example as the only nation
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