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
Digital experts recommend online voting for UK elections
In a recent report, a group of digital experts from the Labour Party recommended the implementation of an internet-based voting system for future elections in the UK. The report points out that the adoption of this voting system could potentially
Chilean Journalists Association adopts e-voting
Electronic voting was used for the first time in the recent regional leadership election of the Chilean Journalists Association to choose their national representatives. E-voting was introduced to increase the typically low voter participation among members and simplify the voting
Antonio Mugica: ‘Online voting will boom in coming years’
More and more governments are introducing tools to have citizens vote electronically and via the internet in elections. The next step, according to the e-democracy entrepreneur, Antonio Mugica, is creating tools for people to engage with lawmakers on a daily
Russia tweaks its electronic vote counting system to prevent hacking
The Central Election Committee of Russia (CEC) is fine-tuning their automated vote counting software in order to avoid the possibility of it being manipulated, said its president, Vladimir Churov. Russia will allow foreign observers to monitor the elections in Crimea
Smartmatic’s electronic voting solution in Belgium
A short video showing how easy it is for Belgians to vote in their elections using Smartmatic’s electronic voting system. After presenting her identity card to the poll workers, who verify she’s able to vote, the voter places her card