Voter authentication, that is, the process by which authorities validate the voters’ claimed identity is a major challenge voting system. But when the voting occurs remotely (by mail or online) things get even trickier. To circumvent this challenge, Australia is
10 facts about the Brazilian general election 2014
The Brazilian general election will take place on October 5, with the possibility of a second round on the 26 of the same month. In order to win the presidency, a candidate must win by an absolute majority, which
Electronic voting comes to Namibia
Namibia will make history at the end of 2014 when it becomes the first African country to hold presidential and general elections using electronic voting machines. Namibia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, and the
Australian farmers ask the Government to introduce e-voting
New South Wales farmers will ask the state Government to give voters the option of using electronic voting in the local land services (LLS) elections. The motion will be presented by Gordon Turner of the Balranald/Oxley district council, who said
Chilean Journalists Association adopts e-voting
Electronic voting was used for the first time in the recent regional leadership election of the Chilean Journalists Association to choose their national representatives. E-voting was introduced to increase the typically low voter participation among members and simplify the voting
Electoral Court to apply e-voting at the International Maritime University of Panama
On October 16, the Electoral Court will use an e-voting system during the elections at the International Maritime University of Panama to choose its new president. The house of maritime studies requested this innovation. The Electoral Court’s Communication and Information