14 years ago, in the wake of the 2000 general elections, Americans had to wait 37 days to learn who their leader was. The closest presidential election in US history was the fourth time that a president declared winner by the Electoral College system (G. W. Bush 271, A. Gore 266) had not won the ...
Switzerland has been experimenting with Internet voting for many years. In 2000, the Swiss confederate government invited interested cantons to participate in the development of their own remote electronic voting system with federal support. The long-term goal was to allow Swiss citizens to opt for an electronic voting system alongside voting by mail or in person ...
On October 5th, South America's largest democracy will hold general elections. To expedite the voting experience of citizens, speed vote processing, and enhance the overall transparency and security of the election, the Tribunal Superior Eletoral (TSE) -Brazil’s electoral authority- will deploy the same electronic voting platform it has used in every election since 1996. In total, 530,000 electronic voting ...
Vote buying and vote selling are some of the earliest known forms of electoral fraud. The reason why it’s been so pervasive througout time is simple, any time a voter can prove how he voted, the door for this kind of fraud opens. Although manual voting has seen its fair share of vote buying/selling throughout the ...
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 ...
Voting is a fundamental right for every citizen, regardless of race, gender, beliefs, or physical or mental ability. That’s why on 3 May, 2008, the United Nations´ treaty Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities became effective. This treaty, which by now has 158 signatories and 143 parties, defines disability as including “those who have long-term physical, ...