The cost of elections is a challenging number to study as it varies drastically depending on the political, socio-economic, legal or historic contex. Broadly speaking, costs can include a variety of [...]
![Technology a boon for illiterate voters – study reveals](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SecuringDDP-330x200.png)
Illiteracy has always been a major exclusionary factor in elections. Voters who lack the ability to read and write often find themselves unable to exercise their right to choose their [...]
![The Business of Voting](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/slides_1350x540_b-330x200.jpg)
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, [...]
![Modernizing elections – Recommendations by WebRoots Democracy](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/webroots-330x200.png)
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 [...]
![Powering democracy in Africa through Technology](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/africa-future-330x200.png)
Technology is playing a big role in strengthening democracy by modernizing election administration. This was noted by Brigalia Bam, former chairperson of Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa who wrote [...]
![The Future of Elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IEAC-Members-14.03-330x200.png)
“The 21st Century is truly the golden age of technology. Humanity depends on technology for everything with one notable exception, voting. For more than two centuries democracies have relied on [...]
![US voting technology – A market research](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ID-100175424-330x200.jpg)
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 [...]
![US Voting Machines: An imminent crisis ahead?](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/EU_USA_10_Image-by-Wokandapix-via-Pixabay-330x200.jpg)
According to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice (New York University School of Law), authored by Lawrence Norden and Christopher Famighetti, the United States’ election technology is [...]