The Huffington Post UK published an op-ed authored by our Chairman Mark Malloch-Brown. In the piece, he writes about the recent general elections in the UK, stressing the need to modernise voting processes, and points at technology as the perfect
9 keys to understand the 2015 UK General Elections
1- On May 7th, the United Kingdom will hold General Elections to choose which party, or coalition of parties, will form the government for the next five years. 2- Polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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 deemed single eligible bidder for touchscreen machines in Philippines
On December 16th, the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corporation to be the only eligible bidder for the procurement of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machines for the 2016