Students at Malawi’s school of medicine elected new faces during the election of their COMSU union representatives. Voting was automated thanks to the university’s remote electronic voting system, which enabled the students to vote remotely via the Internet. Felix Kaminyoghe won
USA tunes up its electoral administration processes
On January 22, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration presented a 112-page report offering a series of recommendations to improve the US electoral system. This bipartisan commission, established by US President Barack Obama, was integrated by a multidisciplinary team of
Electronic voting is widely accepted among the Peruvian population
Peru’s progress in the implementation of electronic voting systems throughout the country has been so great that the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) managed to hold 12 elections with in-person electronic voting during 2013. Some 2,193 voters have expressed
Panama to test electronic voting in May
The Bolivar Institute polling center has been chosen to implement electronic voting for the May 4 Panamanian elections. The polling center will host 5,800 voters, who will have the option of voting either manually or electronically at one of its
2014: A big year for elections worldwide
The Economist has published a chart containing all the major national elections that will take place in 2014. According to the English publication, approximately 40 national elections will take place in 2014, representing 42% of the world’s population. It is
COMELEC wins international award
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) won the Accessibility Award in this year’s International Electoral Awards recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Philippine poll body got the sought-after recognition from the UK-based International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (iCPS) for its