On December 6, 2015 Venezuela will hold elections to elect by popular vote the 167 deputies of its National Assembly for a period of 5 years. 164 deputies will be elected for the country’s federal entities and circuits, out of
Four facts about the 2015 Venezuelan Parliamentary elections
On December 6, Venezuela will hold elections to choose by popular vote the 167 deputies of its National Assembly for a period of 5 years. The following infographic offers four key facts about the 2015 Venezuelan Parliamentary elections.
New Zealand follows Estonia’s steps on i-voting
A trial of online voting will take place in New Zealand next year during the local elections to choose whether they will use online voting alongside postal voting. New Zealand will try to follow Estonia’s example as the only nation
Iran includes electronic voting in upcoming parliamentary elections
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Minister of Interior of Iran, stated that his ministry would take necessary measures to hold the upcoming parliamentary elections using electronic voting, upon an approval by the country’s Guardian Council according to the Constitution. He added that
Smartmatic in the Founders Forum – New York
Antonio Mugica, CEO of Smartmatic, the leading company in elections worldwide, will participate in the Founders Forum in New York on October 7-8, to discuss how technology can shape the November 2016 US elections. The Founders Forum, hailed by The Guardian
Estonian President debates on the role of technology in elections
On September 24th, the Stanford Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), together with The Atlantic Council, will host Toomas Ilves, President of Estonia for a debate on election technology. In a debate moderated by Francis Fukuyama (@FukuyamaFrancis),