Throughout history, and as technology has evolved, election commissions around the world have integrated technology-based solutions to strengthen citizen participation through more reliable, transparent and secure voting. The first voting machine, which had a mechanical lever, was patented in 1892
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
Research at the University of Hong Kong promotes e-voting
A recent article published by Jazz Ma, Frank Lee and Robert Chung (from the Program for Public Opinion at the University of Hong Kong) in the Asian Network for Public Opinion Research (ANPOR), describes the relevance of electronic voting for
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
Why do we celebrate the International Day of Democracy?
On November 8, 2007, the United Nations (UN) began observing September 15 as the International Day of Democracy to celebrate democracy and promote it around the globe. Democracy has been a priority for the UN since 1948, when the Universal Declaration of
Smartmatic modernises elections in Latin America
Over the last decade, Smartmatic has helped millions of voters cast their votes in thousands of elections around the world. In 2015, we contributed to strengthen democracy in Latin America, offering our technology and services to modernise elections in Argentina,