The University of Ilorin in Nigeria further cemented its reputation for innovation on May 28, when students chose their new leaders using an electronic voting system. With the goal of creating free elections that are fair, trustworthy and convenient, the Student Union's Independent Electoral Committee (ISEC) adopted an electronic voting system in which the students voted ...
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 in the Senate and another 18 in the House of Representatives. Elections in American Samoa are under the supervision of The Election Office, a  bipartisan agency ...
Not long ago, Ireland dumped its 7,500 voting machines in one of the most notorious scandals in the election automation industry. The technology, introduced in 2002 on a trial basis, had only been used in three occasions when news stating that the equipment was faulty emerged. The Irish voting system, developed by Nedap, could not guarantee ...
Incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos will be facing Oscar Iván Zuluaga, Marta LucÃa RamÃrez, Clara López and Enrique Peñaloza on May 25 as Colombians elect a president for the 2014-2018 term. Given the results of the most recent opinion polls, the absolute majority vote system Colombia uses will most likely force Santos and Zuluaga to a ...
A parliamentary commission has called for the introduction of electronic voting and funding for a national campaign to increase the number of voters and reduce abstention in New Zealand. The Society of Local Government Managers told deputies that last year, voter participation had reached its lowest level with an average abstention rate of 47%. This dramatic ...
The Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) is scheduled to hold an election observation mission and Election Knowledge Fair  in connection with the June 4, 2014 Local Elections in Korea. The event, which was organized in cooperation with the National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea, is expected to draw some 300 delegates from electoral ...
Provincial representatives José Allende and Pablo Mendoza drafted a bill that seeks to introduce electronic voting in the house of representatives through the incorporation of informative tools. Pablo Mendoza, the First Vice President of the House of Representatives, explained to RADIO FRANCA how the idea came about. "Nowadays, the rules of the House of Representatives make ...
"Continue, continue, there is no future for the people of Europe other than in union." These were the words of Jean Monnet, a French political economist and diplomat, considered by many as chief architect of European unity. And on 22 May, around 400 million people from 28 EU member states will continue to choose who’s in charge, ...