Regardless of how well an election appears to be run or how neat the voting process goes for each constituent, people must have a great deal of confidence that the integrity of the election and its results are suitably upheld.
British researchers developed a new security device for electronic voting
A new security device for electronic voting could be ready to use by the 2020 or 2025 general elections in the UK. Taking inspiration from the security devices issued by some banks, a security and privacy research group at Birmingham,
Electronic voting promotes community participation in local governments
The small town of Andover in North America is a leader in terms of citizen participation in local government. However, town meeting voters still use some form of manual voting in community assemblies. Aware that modern technology may change that
Report: Online voting option would increase turnout in UK elections
According to a recent report published by Webroots Democracy, an online voting option in UK elections could increase turnout by up to 9 million. This report, titled Viral Voting, is the result of over a year’s worth of research into
10 things you should know about the Riigikogu elections
1. The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia, composed of 101 seats, distributed among 12 districts. Estonia is divided into 12 electoral districts for the purpose of the Riigikogu elections. 2. In addition to approving legislation, the Riigikogu appoints
New I-voting record during Estonia’s parliamentary elections
The 2015 Estonian parliamentary elections were held on March 1st. For this event, the i-voting period was opened from February 19th until February 25th. By 9:00 on the first day of i-voting, more than 54,000 people had already cast their