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
Bulgaria’s parliament approved electronic voting
Bulgaria’s parliament has approved last January 21 a resolution on the introduction of electronic voting in elections, with 136 votes in favor and 56 against. The Parliament was required to debate the issue after a referendum on election rules reform,
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
Virtual democracy and e-voting: a new perspective for the UK
Laura Mackenzie, expert in political sciences and PhD in European policy, has stressed the importance of social networks to encourage political participation as well as the prospects of e-voting in the UK. About 84% of British households have internet in
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
National Democratic Party asks for electronic voting in Ghana
The National Democratic Party (NDP) of Ghana manifested its support to the proposal of the Electoral Commission (EC) to adopt electronic voting in the 2016 parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the NDP, this would greatly contribute to maintain peace