eVoting gathers steam in Nepal

eVoting gathers steam in Nepal

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By all indications, automated elections seems to be fast gaining momentum in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Recently, the Himalayan country had brought together stakeholders to a forum to discuss “Voting Technologies as Key Component of Transparent Elections.” The well-attended event was organized by the International Center for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) and was headlined by ...

Ecuador ready for sectional elections

Ecuador ready for sectional elections

As campaign officially ends today, the stage is set for Ecuadorians to head to the polls this coming Sunday for the 2014 sectional elections. Ecuador’s voter roll currently has 11,682,314 registered voters. They will be choosing: 23 Prefects 23 Vice prefects 221 Mayors 867 Urban council seats 438 Rural council seats 4.079 Members of Parish Boards An estimated 137 million dollars will be ...

Guinea-Bissau general elections pushes through in March

The stakes are high in the upcoming general elections of Guinea-Bissau.   Success of the exercise could finally put the tiny West African country on the road to political stability.   Failure, on the other hand, would likely sentence it to more years of restiveness. The polls were originally set last November but were postponed due to ...

Online voter registration on its way in the UK

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  Question: How do you move 46 million people to individual electoral registration from a household-based system? Answer: With a new government website that will enable people to manage their own applications, routing them to their local authority, who will put them on the electoral roll. The system will migrate 46 million people from the old electoral roll ...

El Salvador elects new president

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 ...

El Salvador heads to the polls

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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 ...

Swiss to vote on three issues in the 9 February 2014 referendum

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  Voters in Switzerland will say whether they approve of three proposals in the referendum that takes place on 9 February, 2014: A quote to limit immigration from the European Union A federal decree on the financing and expansion of the rail network and An initiative on abortion The latter proposes that abortions are paid for by the mother, rather ...