by Ernesto Parisca | Mar 10, 2014 | Asia, E-voting

By all indications, automated elections seems to be fast gaining momentum in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Recently, the Himalayan country had brought together stakeholders to a forum to discuss “Voting Technologies as Key Component of Transparent Elections.â€
The well-attended event was organized by the International Center for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) and was headlined by ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Mar 5, 2014 | E-voting, The Americas

2014 will be a busy year for electoral authorities in Colombia as citizens participate in at least two national elections: parliamentary on 9 March and Presidential on 25 May.
Since Colombia has a two-round system and 50% of the votes is required to become President in the first round, it’s highly likely voters will head back ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Feb 20, 2014 | E-voting, General interest, The Americas

As campaign officially ends today, the stage is set for Ecuadorians to head to the polls this coming Sunday for the 2014 sectional elections.
Ecuador’s voter roll currently has 11,682,314 registered voters. They will be choosing:
23 Prefects
23 Vice prefects
221 Mayors
867 Urban council seats
438 Rural council seats
4.079 Members of Parish Boards
An estimated 137 million dollars will be ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Jan 24, 2014 | E-voting, In the news, The Americas
El Salvador is gearing up to elect a new president and vice president for the 2014-2019 term on February 2nd.
A second round is scheduled for March 9 in case no candidate achieves an absolute majority.
Five political parties are presenting candidates for these offices.
The list below summarizes the options available to voters for president and vice president:
Salvador ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Jan 8, 2014 | Africa, E-voting, General interest

Egypt will hold a referendum on its amended 2012 constitution over two days on 14 and 15 January, 2014.
Voters will be asked if they approve of the draft constitution – complete with all the changes that have been made in the last year.
A committee of ten legal experts began to amend the constitution in 2013. ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Oct 18, 2013 | E-voting, Europe

It has according to an article on the website belonging to ERR, Estonia’s public broadcasting organisation, called Record broken in final hours of E-voting
By 2:30pm on 16 October, 121,104 people had voted online in the country’s municipal elections.
That’s 16% of the electorate, surpassing 2011’s figure of 15.4%, and not all the results were in at ...