Nowadays, Estonia has the most advanced Internet voting system in the world. Estonians, including their president and other authorities of the small nation of 1.3 million people, spent just two minutes voting during the recent European parliament elections. Voters did not
Pakistani election commission pushes for electronic voting in next elections
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed using electronic voting with biometric technology for the next general elections in 2018. After unveiling the new electoral system draft plan for the next five years, the ECP announced that they would
Costa Rica holds its first electronic elections for children
This past April 6, young people throughout the country participated in the first electronic elections for Costa Rican youth. Children aged six and above had the opportunity to “choose” the nation’s next president. Local retailer -Gollo Shops- served as polling
Advances in electronic voting in Latin America
In 2014, the people of nine Latin American countries will exercise their right to vote. This year, electronic voting plays a key role in the elections that take place some of these countries. In Colombia, a pilot test is expected
Public test of electronic voting held in Faribault, United States
On March 6, a public test of an electronic voting system was performed during the Rice County municipal elections. The test was open to representatives from political parties, candidates, the press and the public in order to check its accuracy
Smartmatic promotes forum on benefits of biometric voter authentication
The benefits offered by voting technology and biometric voter authentication, were the topics of discussion during a forum held by Smartmatic along with their local partner Roseace, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Members of the Parliament, representatives from the Election Commission of