17 Sep 2018
Washington Post: Logan Lamb, a cybersecurity sleuth, thought he was conducting an innocuous Google search to pull up information on Georgia’s centralized system for conducting elections….
Read more17 Sep 2018
Expatica: Parliament has thrown out attempts to stall the permanent introduction of electronic voting – a decision welcomed by the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA).
Read more5 Sep 2018
Webroots Democracy: The UK Government has rejected the request from a number of disability charities and voters with disabilities to pilot an online voting option in elections. Following last year’s consultation ‘Access to Elections’, the Government has published their response to how elections can be made accessible for voters with disabilities and vision impairments.
Read more14 Aug 2018
Webroots Democracy: A number of countries, including the USA, UK, Japan and Russia, are considering the potential of introducing an online voting option for elections. Should they do so, they would follow in the footsteps of countries such as Australia, Estonia and Switzerland who all use remote online voting to varying degrees.
Read more10 Jul 2018
Election services provider UK Engage examines its electronic voting system in relation to how its reporting functionality can identify areas for improved engagement for NHS Trusts. Read more here…
Read more18 May 2018
An online voting pilot has taken place in West Virginia, USA, for military voters and other Americans eligible to cast absentee ballots under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Participation was restricted to voters registered in two of the state’s 55 counties, Harrison and Monongalia. The trial took place during West Virginia’s primary election on May […]
Read more18 May 2018
The potential of remote online voting is currently being looked at by both the Scottish and Welsh Governments in the UK, but what can be learned from the experiences of other countries? To find out, WebRoots Democracy organised an event in the House of Commons to explore New South Wales’ (NSW) iVote project welcoming Dr […]
Read more22 Mar 2018
Scottish Government proposals that could see electronic voting introduced may leave Scotland vulnerable to election interference by foreign agents, campaigners have claimed. With a consultation on electoral reform due to close on 29 March, the Scottish Government said it wants to “explore and trial the potential of electronic voting solutions”. This could help increase voter participation, provide […]
Read more20 Mar 2018
More than 30 leading academics and charity bosses have written to the Scottish Government urging them to undertake pilots of online voting for elections. The letter comes as the Scottish Government consults on various electoral reforms including the potential of an online voting option for elections.
Read more20 Mar 2018
The Scottish Government is being urged to undertake trials of online voting by a group of thirty academics and charity bosses. In a letter to Joe Fitzpatrick, minister for Parliamentary Business, the group said the move would help achieve a “modern democracy”. A consultation is under way on changes to Scotland’s electoral system.
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