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.
There is no doubt that technology itself can have a hugely positive impact in developing democracies.
The British authorities seem to have been listening. Recently, the government announced a number of measures to strength the electoral system and eliminate electoral fraud.
Researchers from Duke University have concluded that voters probably lean more toward candidates that reinforce their identities rather than following political proposals.
The members of the Nigerian Senate confirmed the election of new Supreme Court members, this time using a novelty item: e-voting machines.
A collection of essays from experts in the International Elections Advisory Council (IEAC) was published in the report “The Future of Elections”, a document that highlights how technology can strengthen democracy and elections integrity.