1- On May 7th, the United Kingdom will hold General Elections to choose which party, or coalition of parties, will form the government for the next five years. 2- Polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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
UK Prime Minister has “no objection” to online voting
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