Recently, a Seminar entitled “Experiences of electronic voting in Mexico and the World” was held at the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico City. In the closing ceremony, the elections counselor María Macarita Elizondo Gasperín, talked about the feasibility of electronic
10 facts about the 2015 Venezuelan Parliamentary Elections
On December 6, 2015 Venezuela will hold elections to elect by popular vote the 167 deputies of its National Assembly for a period of 5 years. 164 deputies will be elected for the country’s federal entities and circuits, out of
Expert backs e-voting in New Zealand
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITP) at New Zealand recently interviewed Ian Apperley, one of its experts, about the convenience of adopting online voting in that country. According to Apperley, when examining the history of electronic voting and its
The history of election technology
Throughout history, and as technology has evolved, election commissions around the world have integrated technology-based solutions to strengthen citizen participation through more reliable, transparent and secure voting. The first voting machine, which had a mechanical lever, was patented in 1892
Research at the University of Hong Kong promotes e-voting
A recent article published by Jazz Ma, Frank Lee and Robert Chung (from the Program for Public Opinion at the University of Hong Kong) in the Asian Network for Public Opinion Research (ANPOR), describes the relevance of electronic voting for
Smartmatic modernises elections in Latin America
Over the last decade, Smartmatic has helped millions of voters cast their votes in thousands of elections around the world. In 2015, we contributed to strengthen democracy in Latin America, offering our technology and services to modernise elections in Argentina,