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
Smartmatic’s electoral technology makes history in Ecuador
Over 300 thousand Ecuadorians, registered to vote in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, were able to cast their ballot efficiently, and transparently this past weekend. The National Electoral Council (CNE), Ecuador’s highest electoral body, decided to conduct a
Students at Malawi’s school of medicine use remote electronic voting to elect their representatives
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