The Lithuanian Government has approved a proposal, put forward by the members of the Parliament, to introduce an online voting option in elections. Online voting will cover presidential, Parliamentary, local, and European parliament elections as well as referendums. The proposal
CDU politician suggests e-voting for state elections in Brandenburg
Ingo Senftleben, chairman of Brandenburg’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party suggested the introduction of internet voting as a countermeasure to the low turnout (48%) in the recent state elections. Electronic voting has been attracting considerable attention during the last years. Brazil has had
Sudan launches electronic voting system for upcoming elections
Sudan will use an electronic voting system for the first time in its electoral history in April’s elections. The chairman of the National Election Commission (NEC) Dr. Mukhtar Alasam confirmed in a press conference in Khartoum that an electronic voting
Guernsey sets up an e- voting pilot project
The island of Guernsey (UK) will use electronic voting to elect an honorary mayor. Marc Winn, founder of the Dandelion Project said he wants to see if island-wide electronic voting can work. The winning candidate would have no power, but
Mobile platform developed for Internet voting
Recently, a multidisciplinary group of Mexican researchers coming from different universities have developed a voting system suitable for mobile devices with Android Operating System (López García et al. Rev.Fac.Ing. Univ. Antioquia, 2014, 72: 9-19). The system is composed of three
Switzerland updates internet voting system
About 70% of Swiss expatriates will be able to cast their ballots online for the parliamentary elections in October 2015. The Organization of the Swiss Abroad hopes that every registered Swiss living abroad will be able to vote electronically in