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Internet voting = Postal voting 2.0

    Internet voting = Postal voting 2.0

As early as 1999, in the midst of the dot-com bubble, Bill Clinton sent a memorandum directing the National Science Foundation to study the potential of Internet voting: “The Director of [...]

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Romanian presidential elections set in November

    Romanian presidential elections set in November

 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 [...]

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Unorthodox ballot layout raises concerns in September Fiji polls

    Unorthodox ballot layout raises concerns in September Fiji polls

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 [...]

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Will the Australian voting system go online?

    Will the Australian voting system go online?

Image courtesy of  Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net According to an article in Australia’s Business Spectator, Australia’s Department of Communications has told a parliamentary group, The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, that [...]

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An introduction to absentee voting

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. [...]

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Assistive technology in elections

    Assistive technology in elections

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 [...]

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Indonesians to elect new president in July

    Indonesians to elect new president in July

In three weeks, Indonesians will be selecting a  new leader to replace President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.  Around 71% of the close to 200 million registered voters are expected to troop [...]

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American Samoans vote for lawmakers in November

    American Samoans vote for lawmakers in November

Voters in American Samoa will be electing their legislative representatives in November of  this year.  The small US territory in the Pacific Ocean has a bicameral legislature, with 18 seats [...]

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