VoteLocal, is a tool developed to offer young people in New Zealand information on the candidates they can vote for during the upcoming elections, hoping that this will encourage them to vote.
Students of Santa Ana school in the Argentine province of Corrientes, developed an e-voting platform (in person and online) to elect the representatives of their Deliberative Student Council.
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) recently stated that Australia finds itself at the right time to implement an electronic voting system.
The Bulgarian Parliament approved the creation of a state agency for the regulation of electronic voting. The Electronic Government Agency will be tasked with implementing electoral technology projects and the coordination of national policies which adhere to the best practices
The Students Union election at the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Nigeria, took a new dimension this year with the adoption of an e-voting system.
Social networks have allowed citizens to become activists and increase their political participation. Nowadays, candidates have great incentives to engage voters online, and induce them become active campaigners in social media.