Focus on E-Voting
Introduction
There is an on going discussion in many countries about e-voting with particular emphasis on voting via Internet or electronic distance voting. While some kind of e-voting is already widely used by society, organizations and private industry voting needs as well as non professional/non-official polling, the situation is quite different when it comes to national elections and referendums. Several countries are considering the introduction of e-voting and are running a variety of pilot projects. Because of security concerns there is, in some countries, a strong opposition to any kind of e-voting, but specially when it comes to the use of the Internet for voting at national elections or referendums.
While the ACE Project does not recommend any particular type of e-voting including the Internet to be used for national elections and referendums, the sections that follow outline some basic requirements for additional consideration when introducing e-voting to the electoral process and opportunities, risks and challenges that face e-voting today. This “Focus On” ends with a brief overview of countries considering e-voting applications.
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United States: Crash and re-boot - the Economist (2006)
Countries with e-voting projects
