In 2015, United Arab Emirates (UAB) will conduct its third Federal National Council (FNC) election since this legislative body was formed in 1971. Previous elections –held in 2006 and 2011- represented an important first step towards Emirati democracy. The FNC is the federal authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formed to represent the general Emirati people. ...
This year, approximately 1.5 billion people have elected their representatives in 96 elections held in five continents. That’s the equivalent of 21% of the world population. Asia, a continent with 4.427 billion people, saw some 800 million people casting a ballot. India (553 million voters) and Indonesia (134 million voters) accounted for almost half of the ...
India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs has gathered a group of experts to examine and review the new legislation ruling the use of electronic voting in corporate governance. The team will discuss the methodology that businesses and shareholders can implement to facilitate the effective use of electronic voting for decision-making. According to official sources, the working group began ...
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 ...
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 ...
Absentee voting is performed by someone unable to attend the polling location to which they’ve been allocated. Increasing access to it is seen as one way to increase voter turnout. Though some countries insist on people giving a valid reason, such as illness, disability or being abroad at the time, why they can’t vote in ...