by Ernesto Parisca | Sep 9, 2014 | Elections, Europe

Should Scotland be an independent country?
Voters are set to tick off either a YES or NO on their ballots for the Scottish independence referendum on September 18. This could mean that the centuries-old call for a separate and sovereign State of Scotland, which had at several instances been fought on bloody battlefields, may finally be ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Sep 4, 2014 | Asia, In the news

Minority shareholders could take part in making important company decisions soon, according to market experts.
The recent defeat of Tata Motors' resolution to approve a salary increase for its senior executive and the convenience of electronic voting could lead to greater investor participation in the future.
Electronic voting means that shareholders do not need to be present ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Sep 2, 2014 | Europe, General interest, In the news

 The Republic of Romania is scheduled to hold the first round of its presidential elections this November.
The country uses a two-round presidential elections model, the first of such round is slated to be held on November 2. In case a candidate obtains more than 50% of the votes in this first round of voting, he ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Aug 28, 2014 | Elections, The Americas

With the help of the Office of National Electoral Processes (ONPE), around a thousand workers in Peru's congress used a method of electronic voting where physical presence was not required to choose their representatives for the Parliamentary Management Committee of Assistance and Stimulus (CAFAEÂ ).
This innovative form of voting enables workers in the legislative precincts to ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Aug 26, 2014 | Asia, Elections, General interest

Voters in the Republic of Fiji, a Melanesian island country in the South Pacific Ocean, are set to fill all fifty (50) seats in its Parliament in the upcoming September General Elections. Yet, ahead of Election Day, a number of people are raising concern over changes in the ballot.
In compliance with a recently promulgated electoral ...