Political parties in the Nigerian state of Taraba are advocating for electronic voting as a positive step forward in order to improve efficiency and transparency. Alhaji Ardo Jika, state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, told journalists that electronic voting
Portugal will implement e-voting for expatriates
The new Secretary of State for Communities of Portugal, José Luis Carneiro, stated that the government wants to modernize consular services and implement e-voting for expatriates. According to Carneiro, this modernization process will lead to an integrated system of consular
Online voting represents an option for the 2020 UK General Election
Secure Voting is a recent report written by global experts and academics in the electronic voting field and also backed by MPs from across the political spectrum. The paper states that e-voting is sufficiently secure and should be introduced for
Mexico on the road to automate its vote
Recently, a Seminar entitled “Experiences of electronic voting in Mexico and the World” was held at the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico City. In the closing ceremony, the elections counselor María Macarita Elizondo Gasperín, talked about the feasibility of electronic
Election technology continues to gain steam in emerging countries
Emerging countries in Latin America and Asia are successfully adopting election technology to increase voter participation, transparency and efficiency. Following the example of Brazil and Venezuela, countries like Paraguay, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico have implemented some form of electronic
Estonia works to improve internet voting
According to Tarvi Martens, head of the Department of Electronic Voting of the National Electoral Committee, Estonia is working to improve verification systems of electronic voting. The aim is to make Internet voting even more transparent and easier to monitor.