During the second round of the presidential election held on October 26th, Brazil successfully deployed its electronic voting system and confirmed once again its democratic calling. Since 1996, Brazil has been using and upgrading its e-voting platform. For the presidential
Advances in biometrics and cryptography will be key for internet voting upgrade
The Cyber Statecraft Initiative -an international organization for internet regulation- recently organized a workshop in the United States to discuss internet voting security. The panel was integrated by experts from the Center for Democracy and Technology of the United States
Canadian city joins Internet-based voting in the upcoming municipal elections
Ajax, a Canadian town of southern Ontario will launch an Internet-based electronic voting system in the upcoming municipal elections. The community expects that the adoption of internet voting will make elections easier, more accessible and environmentally sustainable. Increasing turnout would also
Pakistan adopts electronic voting system for future general and regional elections
ISLAMABAD: Despite criticism, and according to their electoral reforms, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to use electronic voter machines in the upcoming general elections. In the future, all electoral processes will be carried out using electronic voting
The University of the West Indies to use electronic voting
The University of the West Indies (UWI) at Mona, Jamaica, will introduce an electronic voting system this year. Their goal is to make voting more efficient and increase voter participation among the entire university community, including employees. Elections were conducted
Manabí will be the center of an electronic voting pilot project in Ecuador
According to Ecuador’s National Electoral Council, Manabí will be one of the provinces that introduce electronic voting as a pilot project in the elections scheduled for February 2017. The pilot will also include Guayas, Pichincha, Azuay and Santo Domingo de