With only a few days left to the general election and the impending risk of many voters getting disenfranchised as a result of inability to collect their permanent voter card (PVC), the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) has urged the Independent
New I-voting record during Estonia’s parliamentary elections
The 2015 Estonian parliamentary elections were held on March 1st. For this event, the i-voting period was opened from February 19th until February 25th. By 9:00 on the first day of i-voting, more than 54,000 people had already cast their
Australia’s University of New England supports internet voting
The University of New England (UNE) launched Mobile Voting, a public awareness campaign to analyze the possibility of implementing a successful mobile internet voting platform for Australian elections. UNE PhD student Phillip Zada, who is behind the campaign, said that internet
Lithuania is considering online voting for upcoming elections
The Lithuanian Government has approved a proposal, put forward by the members of the Parliament, to introduce an online voting option in elections. Online voting will cover presidential, Parliamentary, local, and European parliament elections as well as referendums. The proposal
Sudan launches electronic voting system for upcoming elections
Sudan will use an electronic voting system for the first time in its electoral history in April’s elections. The chairman of the National Election Commission (NEC) Dr. Mukhtar Alasam confirmed in a press conference in Khartoum that an electronic voting
Guernsey sets up an e- voting pilot project
The island of Guernsey (UK) will use electronic voting to elect an honorary mayor. Marc Winn, founder of the Dandelion Project said he wants to see if island-wide electronic voting can work. The winning candidate would have no power, but