Manual audits have become an integral part of every automated election worldwide. Voters and stakeholders demand them from election commissions as a safety measure against possible machine errors. To many, the presence of manual audits imbues elections with an extra
Some Electronic Voting Trends in Latin America
The website analitica.com published a research paper highlighting some of the electronic voting trends happening in Latin America. This year, several countries of the region have opted to conduct pilot tests in view of the possible automation of their own
Africa’s next big challenge
According to projections made by the International Monetary Fund, Africa, on average, will be the fastest growing economy of any continent for the next five years. Seven of the ten most prosperous economies are African. Besides the impulse given by
The electronic vote is supported in Ferinoa
The general international fair Ferinoa celebrated in Salta (Argentina), which has been running for 27 years presented e-voting as one of the main attractions of this year’s edition. A total of six voting machines will be displayed to allow visitors
Smartmatic on election day
Here we share a corporate video created by Smartmatic, where you can see how the technology we develop reaches all citizens and allows them to exercise their right to vote.
Interview of Tibisay Lucena in El Universal (Venezuela)
Last May, Eugenio Martinez had the chance to interview Tibisay Lucena, president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, as the country nears another presidential election. One of the newsworthy elements of this coming presidential election is the new biometric authentication system