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El Salvador heads to the polls

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 ...

Voting technology in South America

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  The evolution of information technology in recent decades has brought the adoption of electronic voting to the agendas of electoral commissions and governments around the world. South America is no exception. To begin any discussion on voting technology, the first references are Brazil and Venezuela , two countries leading automation in a global scale. Since the ...

Minessota tests voting technology

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President Barack Obama lead the way for some important transformation when, during his acceptance speech in November 2012, he stated "we need to fix that", referring to the long lines voters confronted to cast a vote on Election Day. Next month, Minnesota will be implementing some test to see if adding more technology could improve waiting ...