The Mexican National Electoral Institute (INE), through its International Centre for Electoral Training and Research (CICE) and the Community of Democracies, held its first International Specialized Training Course: the Use of Technology in the Electoral Processes, in Mexico City from
English trust adopts i-voting system for governor elections
Norfolk and Suffolk National Health Service Foundation Trust is one of the first health services trusts in England to use i-voting for its forthcoming governor elections. Next December 13,000 trust members and 4,000 staff will have the opportunity to vote using
Use of electronic voting for the election of irrigation inspectors in Mendoza
The Irrigation Department (DGI) of Mendoza in Argentina adopted electronic voting for its forthcoming election of provincial delegates and irrigation inspectors. The use of e-voting system speeds ballot counting so results will be known within 2 hours. Mendoza farmers holding
Mexico works on electronic voting regulations
In Mexico, a variety of stakeholders including citizens, election officials, legislators, political parties and experts, are discussing the creation of a regulation purposely authorizing the use of electronic voting systems as well as the specific guidelines and procedures for its
Electronic voting succeeds in Brazil
During the second round of the presidential election held on October 26th, Brazil successfully deployed its electronic voting system and confirmed once again its democratic calling. Since 1996, Brazil has been using and upgrading its e-voting platform. For the presidential
Advances in biometrics and cryptography will be key for internet voting upgrade
The Cyber Statecraft Initiative -an international organization for internet regulation- recently organized a workshop in the United States to discuss internet voting security. The panel was integrated by experts from the Center for Democracy and Technology of the United States