On December 6, Venezuela will hold elections to choose by popular vote the 167 deputies of its National Assembly for a period of 5 years. The following infographic offers four key facts about the 2015 Venezuelan Parliamentary elections.
New Zealand follows Estonia’s steps on i-voting
A trial of online voting will take place in New Zealand next year during the local elections to choose whether they will use online voting alongside postal voting. New Zealand will try to follow Estonia’s example as the only nation
Bulgarians living abroad were able to vote in the e-voting referendum
Last week, Bulgarians living abroad were able to vote during the national referendum on the introduction of remote e-voting. According to Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC), 312 polling stations were available in 45 countries, with polling stations opening in the
Online voting continues to grow in Estonia
The Estonian i-voting system has been considered as an example of how technology can be best implemented in a modern democracy. Its security is top-notch and its performance has been exceptional. Recent reports and statistics have shown that i-voting grew about 25%
Electronic voting for Town Meeting in Massachusetts
The Natick Town Meeting in Massachusetts has recently approved the use of electronic voting to facilitate decision making during its legislative sessions. According to Rich Sidney, Chairman of the Electronic Voting Study Committee, the system would cost about $12,000 per
New Mexico could implement biometric voter registration
Regardless of how well an election appears to be run or how neat the voting process goes for each constituent, people must have a great deal of confidence that the integrity of the election and its results are suitably upheld.