In 2014, 42% of the world´s population will conduct elections. From Sweden to New Zealand and from Indonesia to Hawaii, in all corners of the world, people will decide their common future by going to the ballots. Fiji will get
Nigerian Society of Engineers wants to use electronic voting in 2015 elections
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has asked president Goodluck Jonathan to direct the Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC) and work together with Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited and the body of engineers to look into the introduction of e-voting in
COMELEC wins international award
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) won the Accessibility Award in this year’s International Electoral Awards recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Philippine poll body got the sought-after recognition from the UK-based International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (iCPS) for its
10 things you should know about the Venezuelan Municipal Elections
1. On December 8th 2013, Venezuela will hold municipal elections. 335 municipal mayors, the Caracas metropolitan mayor, the district mayor for Alto Apure, 1.680 nominal councilmen (elected individually by name), 69 indigenous representatives to the municipal councils (also elected by
Puerto Rico interested in e-voting for 2016 elections
On October 17, Puerto Rico’s senate approved a resolution that will allow the country’s Commission on Government, Governmental Efficiency, and Economic Innovation to carry out an analysis regarding e-voting. In particular, they will examine the possibility, organization, implementation, and security
The five benefits of electronic voting according to the IFES and IDEA
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), organizations that work in favor of better management of electoral systems, have shared their five most important benefits when it comes to electronic