Swiss Post rolls out more secure version of e-voting platform
23 Aug 2019
Swissinfo – The publicly-owned company Swiss Post, which had abandoned its electronic voting system in July over security concerns, has developed a new version.
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Estonia – IT minister convenes inaugural e-voting working group
8 Jul 2019
ERR News – Minister for Foreign Trade and Information Technology Kert Kingo (EKRE) is convening an e-voting working group for the first time on Thursday.
Read moreLocal Election Made Nearly Exciting
21 May 2019
GIZMODO – The process of voting and the world not changing even a bit as a result was made slightly less tedious in Gateshead yesterday, where a modern e-voting terminal was trialled to see if it made anything easier or the kids more likely to press part of a screen next to a man’s insincere […]
Read moreMock e-voting trial to take place in Gateshead during local council elections
2 May 2019
WebRoots Democracy – A mock trial of electronic voting is to take place in Gateshead, near Newcastle, during the 2019 local council elections. The trial is being undertaken by academics with the permission and co-operation of Gateshead Council and has been approved by the University of Warwick’s ethics committee.
Read moreSwiss Post’s e-voting system pulled for May votes
5 Apr 2019
Swiss Info – The e-voting system operated by Swiss Post will not be available for nationwide votes on May 19. This is the consequence of “critical errors” found during a public intrusion test, the Federal Chancellery and Swiss Post announced on Friday.
Read moreAdditional flaw found in Swiss Post e-voting system
4 Apr 2019
Swiss Info – A second error in the Swiss Post planned e-voting system has been discovered as the public intrusion test phase comes to an end. The Federal Chancellery announced the need for action and confirmed a review of the e-voting certification and approval process.
Read moreIf it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: Australia should stay away from electronic voting
18 Sep 2018
Image & Data Manager: The civic experience of interacting with analogue voting interfaces is as Australian as the democracy sausage. Voters are confronted with tiny pencils, plus physical security measures that involve huddling in a cardboard booth and origami-scale folding. The use of paper ballots – and human counting of those ballots – creates one of the most […]
Read moreIf it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: Australia should stay away from electronic voting
30 Aug 2018
The Conversation: Russia was behind an enormous effort to influence politics in the US and the UK, but was Australia targeted too? In this series, Hacking #auspol, we explore how covert foreign influence operates in Australia, and what we can do about it.
Read moreFlaws in ACT election systems could reveal voters’ votes
14 Aug 2018
ZDNet: Two newly revealed flaws in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) electronic voting systems could have allowed voters to be linked to their votes, breaking the core democratic concept of the secret ballot.
Read moreWest Virginia to introduce mobile phone voting for midterm elections
7 Aug 2018
CNNtech: West Virginians serving overseas will be the first in the country to cast federal election ballots using a smartphone app, a move designed to make voting in November’s election easier for troops living abroad.
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