“Venezuela probably has the best voting system that I have ever known…” said Jimmy Carter, former US President, and founder of the Carter Center. This quote is part of an interview made by Andres Oppenheimer, aired on June 23, 2013
Venezuela’s Election System Holds Up as a Model for the World
This article is by Eugenio Martinez, who covers elections for Venezuela’s newspaper El Universal and is the host of the weekly TV show El Termómetro. Two weeks ago Venezuelans went to the polls to elect a president to transition their
Brazil and Venezuela: e-voting pioneers
Nowadays, these two countries have taken the lead in the automated voting race in all its phases: from voter authentication and registration, to voting, counting and broadcasting of the results. Multiple electoral processes and audits avail their voting platforms. According
9 things you should know about the Venezuelan 2013 Presidential Election
1. On April 14th 2013, Venezuela will choose a President for the 2013-2019 term. María Bolívar, Henrique Capriles, Nicolás Maduro, Eusebio Méndez, Julio Mora, Reina Sequera and Fredy Tabarquino are the seven candidates who will take part in the race,
Past and future of the world leader in voting automation
For the last 12 years, Smartmatic has cemented its position as the world leader in voting automation thanks to successful deployments in Venezuela, the Philippines, the United States, Belgium and Brazil, among other countries. The figures of our executed projects
Voting machines audit for regional elections in Venezuela started
On the occasion of the next regional elections of December 16, the National Electoral Council (CNE) ordered an audit for the voting machine software to be used in the regional elections. Thanks to this audit, the technicians in charge will