Recently, the UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron said in a live interview that he doesn’t have any objection to online voting. Whilst taking part in Sky News’ Ask the Leaders telecast, he was asked
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
CDU politician suggests e-voting for state elections in Brandenburg
Ingo Senftleben, chairman of Brandenburg’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party suggested the introduction of internet voting as a countermeasure to the low turnout (48%) in the recent state elections. Electronic voting has been attracting considerable attention during the last years. Brazil has had
Sudan launches electronic voting system for upcoming elections
Sudan will use an electronic voting system for the first time in its electoral history in April’s elections. The chairman of the National Election Commission (NEC) Dr. Mukhtar Alasam confirmed in a press conference in Khartoum that an electronic voting
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
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
With an estimated one billion people worldwide living with a disability, access to technology is key to help realize the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities. Throughout human history, technology has shaped the way people live. Today information