by Ernesto Parisca | Aug 30, 2016 | i-voting, Internet voting, The Americas

A recent survey of Toronto voters showed an extremely high support for internet voting, with as much as 98% of respondents saying that they are likely to again vote online in future municipal elections.
The study, which polled voters who participated in the 2014 Toronto municipal election, was conducted by Dr Nicole Goodman of The Centre ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Mar 1, 2016 | E-voting, Elections, The Americas

Smartmatic, a world leader in election technology, recently conducted a market research study to explore the relationship between voter turnouts and the voter experience and the voting technology in the U. S.
Here are some of the key findings of the research:
33% of US registered voters stated that there had been at least one previous election ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Dec 16, 2015 | Elections, General interest, The Americas

On October 25th a general election was held in Argentina. Voters went to the polls in order to choose both the President and the Congress, while some provinces also elected governors. For the presidential race a second round was needed according to the electoral laws in Argentina after the surprisingly close results of the first ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Dec 9, 2015 | E-voting, Elections, In the news, The Americas
On December 6, Venezuelans headed to the polls to elect 167 representatives to the National Assembly. Electronic voting played a key role in helping authorities run the election.
Only a few hours after polls closed, a first election results bulletin was published by Venezuela’s National Election Council. With 96% of the data transmitted, the opposition coalition was ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Nov 5, 2015 | E-voting, Elections, The Americas

A total of 167 deputies will be elected on December 6, 2015.
164 deputies will be chosen at the state level while 3 additional deputies will be elected to represent Venezuela’s indigenous population.
1,799 candidates are competing in these elections.
19,504,106 voters are registered to participate.
40,528 electronic voting machines will be deployed across 14,566 polling stations.
This same automated election ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Oct 6, 2015 | Elections, General interest, In the news, The Americas
September 22 was National Voter Registration Day in the United States, and what a better day to discuss the current registration system. One point of view adding value to the debate was the release of The Brennan Center for Justice new paper: Case for Voter Registration Modernization in 2015.
This Voter Registration Modernisation project is a comprehensive ...