Ingo Senftleben, chairman of Brandenburg’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party suggested the introduction of internet voting as a countermeasure to the low turnout (48%) in the recent state elections. Electronic voting has been attracting considerable attention during the last years. Brazil has had
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
New e-voting protocol to ensure integrity in large scale elections
To date, verifiability of electronic voting systems has been greatly improved and new protocols have been used successfully in many electoral processes. In this regard, a research group from the Newcastle University (USENIX Journal of Election Technology and Systems, Volume
Mobile platform developed for Internet voting
Recently, a multidisciplinary group of Mexican researchers coming from different universities have developed a voting system suitable for mobile devices with Android Operating System (López García et al. Rev.Fac.Ing. Univ. Antioquia, 2014, 72: 9-19). The system is composed of three
Edmonton should consider Internet voting in 2017
Edmonton should allow Internet voting so residents can cast ballots online in the next municipal election, according to Councilman Andrew Knack. A presentation to a 17-member citizen jury unanimously backed the proposal. The citizen jury heard evidence from witnesses, including