Voter registration and authentication are a common challenge for election officials the world over. Authorities have the obligation to ensure that the integrity of the voter authentication process is not compromised, either by fraud or by malfeasance, and that committing
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
Brazil continues to shield the vote by extending the use of biometrics
On October 7th 2012, Brazil held elections across its 27 states to elect mayors, deputy mayors and city councilors for its 5,568 municipalities. Only the voters from the Federal District, the 21-island archipelago Fernando de Noronha, and those residing abroad