The British organization Webroots Democracy (also known as the Institute for Digital Democracy) will gather on October 10th a panel of experts to discuss their most recent investigation on the voting of military forces deployed abroad.
August 26, which is Women’s Equality Day the United States, is a perfect moment to review the current state of women’s equality around the world.
Gender quotas refer to the fixed share (number or percentage) kept for women in elective office. The aim is achieving at least 30-40% of women participation in legislative public service. Gender quotas can refer to those used for reserved seats
Declining voter participation has become a global concern and a steady electoral pattern in the last thirty years.
Recently the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) published a report on Introducing Biometric Technology in Elections.
The reasons to deploy electronic voting systems vary substantially from country to country. Low public trust in elections and electoral authorities in most Latin American countries is another of the reasons mentioned for the growing adoption of election technology.