On September 24, Germany is set to elect members of the Bundestag, the country’s lower house. Some 61 million eligible voters are expected to cast their votes that could decide whether Angela Merkel would stay on as Chancellor. As voters enter the polling precincts, they will be given two ballots, one for a direct representative and ...
Following recent elections in Algeria, Gabon, Republic of Congo and Senegal, the African continent is preparing to observe several more elections- including the first local elections in Tunisia, legislative elections in Angola, general elections in Somaliland, and presidential elections in Rwanda. This dynamic region has historically drawn much attention to their electoral processes, and as a ...
With the month of July soon ending, the international community still waits to see a number of critical elections be held in Europe- including presidential elections in Slovenia, parliamentary elections in Norway, municipal elections in Denmark, and an independence referendums in Catalunya, Lombardy, and Veneto. As anticipated, these upcoming elections pose potential changes to the framework ...
Noted internet entrepreneur Kalev Leetaru recently cited the Estonian online voting system saying that the ability it gives to voters to cast their vote and verify it by using two different devices is an important feature that addresses common security concerns about internet voting. In a recent Forbes article, Leetaru, who has founded several internet companies and ...
The Penn Wharton Public Policy Institute  of the University of Pennsylvania recently published a comprehensive report on the U.S. election technology industry. ‘The Business of Voting’ closely analyzes the market trends, competitors, competiveness, among other interesting topics, and sheds light on how to proceed with the pending modernization of the U.S. election infrastructure. An introductory video ...
Eighty six per cent of the 58 million registered Turkish voters turned up in polling precincts to decide whether or not to adopt 18 proposed amendments in the Constitution. While Turkish elections regularly draw good turnout, the 2017 polls elicited one of the biggest voter participation in recent history. Early count has “Yes†winning with 51.36% of ...
Bulgaria will hold parliamentary elections on March 26. Originally scheduled in 2018, the elections were bumped up following the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the failure of the political parties to form a government. Bulgaria is parliamentary democratic where the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the ...
In January, WebRoots Democracy published a report entitled ‘Democracy 2.0’, which analyzes the progress made since 2015 when the UK’s Speaker of the House, John Bercow, reported the findings of his Digital Democracy Commission. Recognizing accomplishments, areas where progress is dismal and the raise of new challenges, Democracy 2.0 presents clear and concise recommendations to bring ...