Non-resident Indians criticise voting change

Non-resident Indians criticise voting change:

Community leaders have described as unrealistic India's decision to permit non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote in national elections, saying it was impractical to travel home to cast a ballot.

Acting on a long-standing demand by NRIs for voting rights, the Indian government said last week it had issued an official notification giving them the right to vote in the country's elections. The move did not include a provision for absentee ballots and any prospective voter would have to be at the polling station in person. --->>>

Swiss say electronic voting working well

GenevaLunch » Swiss say electronic voting working well: "Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Fifteen percent of Swiss citizens authorized to vote electronically took up the option in the 28 November federal, cantonal and communal votes. Electronic voting is gradually becoming more widely available but on a long-term test basis, with 12 cantons now making it available to at least some of their voters. The total number of people who can vote electronically, including several voter abroad, is now 193,236. --->>>

'Vote rigging' mars Egypt election - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

'Vote rigging' mars Egypt election - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "Slow voting, isolated protests, clashes and claims of vote rigging have marked Egypt's parliamentary election, the result of which is expected to strengthen the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) grip on power and further weaken the opposition. --->>>

CBC News - World - Haiti election a 'massive fraud'

CBC News - World - Haiti election a 'massive fraud': "Haiti's immediate future appears unclear after a dozen presidential candidates called for the annulment of Sunday's general election, citing widespread fraud.

Michel Joseph Martelly, Mirlande Manigat, Charles-Henri Baker and Jean Henry Ceant were among the candidates who attended an afternoon news conference to denounce what they called 'this massive fraud.' --->>>

India : Govt. issues notification for NRI voting rights - The Hindu : News / National

The Hindu : News / National : Govt. issues notification for NRI voting rights: "A longstanding wish of millions of NRIs for voting rights in India has come true with the Centre issuing a notification to this effect to enable them to exercise their franchise.

Parliament had in the monsoon session passed the Representation of People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to allow NRIs to vote in Indian elections and now government has issued a gazette notification in this regard.

“Gazette notification has been issued giving voting rights to Non-Resident Indians,” Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi told the Lok Sabha.

An estimated 11 million NRIs are living in various countries across the world. --->>>

See also: Punjab minister wants email ballot facility for NRI's

Editorial: Electronic voting should be the goal in New York - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow

Editorial: Electronic voting should be the goal in New York - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow:

If billion-dollar banking transactions can be securely processed electronically, why not ballots? It is time for voting systems to catch up with technology, and for online voting through a secure Internet connection. --->>>

Elections Canada Tests Assistive Voting Device in Winnipeg North By-election

Elections Canada Tests Assistive Voting Device in Winnipeg North By-election:

Having received the approval of Parliament, Elections Canada is piloting an assistive voting device during the federal by-election currently under way in Winnipeg North (Manitoba).

The device allows electors with disabilities to mark their ballots independently and in secrecy. It is especially useful for electors who have visual impairments or limited dexterity. --->>>

Equation: Calculating Ballot Bungles Is All About the P-Value | Magazine

Equation: Calculating Ballot Bungles Is All About the P-Value | Magazine:

Election auditors already calculate the number of errors in any given precinct; the P-value helps them determine whether that error rate means the results are wrong. A low P-value means everything is copacetic: The purported winner is probably the one who indeed got the most votes. If you get a high value? Maybe hold off on those balloon drops. --->>>

Election Trust Migrates Bar Association Off Paper & Online

Election Trust Migrates Bar Association Off Paper & Online:

The Northern Kentucky Bar Association (NKBA) was in the market to move its annual Officers and Board of Directors election from a traditional mail-in paper voting platform to secure internet balloting.

To accomplish this evolution to greener, more efficient governance the NKBA settled on the Third Party Authority balloting management services of Seattle's Election Trust. --->>>

Modern times, ancient system - Winnipeg Free Press

Modern times, ancient system - Winnipeg Free Press:

A Free Press breakdown of where voters failed to show up to mark their Xs on civic election ballots last week shows interesting, if not surprising, characteristics of voting patterns in the city. The analysis by reporter Mary Agnes Welch is fodder for those who seek to halt the decline of interest in elections among voters. --->>>