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),
Electronic voting is becoming inevitable in the United Kingdom
In the eve of the upcoming General Elections, where the 650 seats of the House of Commons will be chosen, democracy watchdogs, electoral technology organizations, and the media are debating over electronic voting and how its implementation could increase voter
10 things you should know about the Riigikogu elections
1. The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia, composed of 101 seats, distributed among 12 districts. Estonia is divided into 12 electoral districts for the purpose of the Riigikogu elections. 2. In addition to approving legislation, the Riigikogu appoints
How to vote in the Estonian Parliamentary elections with the i-voting system
On March 1st, Estonia will elect the new members of the Parliament. The Estonian National Electoral Committee has already opened the voting periods for those citizens that wish to take advantage of advance voting (presential) and also for i-voting. According
Smartmatic creates centre of excellence for Internet voting
Smartmatic and Cybernetica, the Estonian R&D lab that built the original Internet voting system used in Estonia, have created a first-of-a-kind Centre for Excellence to advance Internet voting on a global scale. This centre of research and development, called the
Internet voting in Estonia
The Republic of Estonia is located in northern Europe and has 1.2 million inhabitants. It’s been a member of the European Union since 2004. In 2005, the country’s electoral authorities decided to implement Internet voting at a national level for