In the eve of the upcoming General Elections, where the 650 seats of the House of Commons will be chosen, democracy watchdogs, electoral technology organizations, and the media are debating over electronic voting and how its implementation could increase voter
Estonian leaders showed their confidence in the i-voting system
As Election Day approaches for the upcoming Parliamentary elections in Estonia, some citizens already took advantage of the opportunity to participate using their cutting edge i-voting system. Such are the cases of Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas and President Toomas
How to vote in the Estonian Parliamentary elections with the i-voting system
On March 1st, Estonia will elect the new members of the Parliament. The Estonian National Electoral Committee has already opened the voting periods for those citizens that wish to take advantage of advance voting (presential) and also for i-voting. According
Successful stories: Estonia and Internet voting
Historically, electoral commissions around the world have seen absentee voting as an alternative to make voting more accessible and convenient. For this reason, many countries allow their citizens to vote via mail, either inside their territory or from abroad. However,
Smartmatic deemed single eligible bidder for touchscreen machines in Philippines
On December 16th, the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corporation to be the only eligible bidder for the procurement of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machines for the 2016
Ecuador evaluates including e-voting in electoral reforms
A special commission of the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council has established up to 74 possible reforms to the Organic Law of Elections and Political Organizations, as part of a proposal that will be presented to the country’s National Assembly for