While on a trip to Chicago, senator Juan Carlos Romero Hicks made some interesting declarations about the possibility of voting for Mexicans living abroad: "In 2018, Mexicans living abroad will be able to choose their president from a computer, a consulate or by mail." He also indicated that the electoral reform that was recently approved by ...
On June 5, the Election Commission of Pakistan (EPC) announced their intention to use adopt voting technology for the 2018 general elections. Although the Sindh government’s intention was to implement technology as early as November of this year, the obstacles to be sorted in order to make electronic voting a reality will make it impossible to ...
The University of Ilorin in Nigeria further cemented its reputation for innovation on May 28, when students chose their new leaders using an electronic voting system. With the goal of creating free elections that are fair, trustworthy and convenient, the Student Union's Independent Electoral Committee (ISEC) adopted an electronic voting system in which the students voted ...
Incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos will be facing Oscar Iván Zuluaga, Marta LucÃa RamÃrez, Clara López and Enrique Peñaloza on May 25 as Colombians elect a president for the 2014-2018 term. Given the results of the most recent opinion polls, the absolute majority vote system Colombia uses will most likely force Santos and Zuluaga to a ...
The Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) is scheduled to hold an election observation mission and Election Knowledge Fair  in connection with the June 4, 2014 Local Elections in Korea. The event, which was organized in cooperation with the National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea, is expected to draw some 300 delegates from electoral ...
India, a frontrunner in the adoption of electronic voting, is busy conducting the largest election ever held. And it is doing so with the help of 1.8 million electronic voting machines (EVMs). Why does India automate? In 1982 India pioneered the use of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines to capture voter intent. The sheer size ...