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
Pablo de Olavide University elected student delegation using electronic voting
Students at Spain’s Pablo de Olavide University used an electronic voting system to choose their next general student delegation. The election, held from March 11-13, was the first of its kind used in the Andalusian university system. But these elections are historic,
Saudi Arabian Health Ministry to use electronic voting for competition
The Saudi Arabian Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, has announced the details of a competition focused on improving public awareness of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and heart and kidney illnesses. “The best proposals will
Peruvian Border Integration Council elections to use e-voting
Nearly 100 mayors from Peru’s border areas are going to elect the members of the National Council for the Development of Borders and Border Integration (Conadif) using e-voting technology. This group will be made up of six mayors (three provincial
New Zealand city of Manawatu to test electronic voting
Margaret Kouvelis, mayor of Manawatu, New Zealand, said that she was proud that the city could become one of the first on the continent to test the usefulness of e-voting during the next local elections set for 2016. Kouvelis hopes
Costa Rica will use a voting system for residents living abroad
According to estimates by the Costa Rican government, at least 12,000 citizens living abroad could vote in the upcoming presidential election on February 2, 2014 using an Internet voting system. This new I-voting system will be implemented in 35 consulates