Voting problems dog Corporate Canada

Voting problems dog Corporate Canada

... Why can’t Corporate Canada count votes?

“We need to blow up the system and rebuild it from scratch,” says Wayne Kozun, senior vice-president of public equity investing at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, one of Canada’s largest institutional investors. --->>>

Electoral commission expands NSW e-voting project

The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has drastically expanded the reach of its e-voting project, iVote, which is now predicted to exceed initial expectations of 15,000 users on polling day, 26 March.

The project, first slated in June last year, will now allow blind, vision-impaired and disabled voters, as well as those living in remote areas and those out of the state on the day, to cast a secret and unassisted vote from home or in other locations using an interactive voice recognition by phone or through the internet. --->>>

Gujarat: Poll panel to give e-voting second shot - Times of India

Poll panel to give e-voting second shot

The State Election Commission (SEC) aims to make e-voting a big success in the elections to newly-formed Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) slated in April-end. --->>>

City in favour of online voting - Lethbridge Herald

City in favour of online voting

If Alberta someday allows online voting in municipal elections, Lethbridge may be at the front of the line of cities waiting to adopt the practice.If Alberta someday allows online voting in municipal elections, Lethbridge may be at the front of the line of cities waiting to adopt the practice.

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Romania to introduce postal voting, says president

Romania to introduce postal voting, says president

Romania will attempt to introduce postal voting, to help Romanians abroad express their political option, and will increase the number of programs meant to strengthen the diaspora's attachment to the home country, President Traian Basescu said Thursday in a meeting with ambassadors of EU states, Romanian Mediafax news agency reports. --->>>

DOL requests comment on electronic voting for union officers - Lexology

DOL requests comment on electronic voting for union officers

In a notice (pdf) to be published today, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments on electronic voting in union officer elections. The law requires that unions elect officers based on a secret ballot vote. According to the notice, labor unions and other interested parties have requested guidance on the use of electronic voting mechanisms in union officer elections. The litany of questions on which the DOL seeks input can be found at the end of the notice. --->>>

Online voting problematic but compelling - Vancouver Sun

Online voting problematic but compelling

After more than a decade of living with the promise of voting online, it turns out it's easier to deal with collecting votes cast 350 kilometres above the planet than it is to solving the technical challenges of establishing an online voting system here on earth. --->>>

B.C. Liberal hopefuls show general support for online vote - Globe and Mail

BC Leadership hopefuls show support for online vote.

Several candidates vying to become B.C.’s next Liberal premier are rallying around a proposal by Christy Clark to look at online voting for the next provincial election.

Online voting coming to B.C. cities as early as fall - Vancouver Sun

Online voting comming to BC cities as early as fall.

The two largest municipalities in British Columbia are looking at the possibility of allowing voters to cast their ballots over the Internet in November's civic election.
Both Vancouver and Surrey councils next week will discuss what it will take to bring in so-called e-voting for the next election.

UK - e-petitions to be strengthened

Government to move e-petitions

The government is planning to strengthen the link between its e-petition system and the legislative process.
Government sources have indicated that the most popular e-petition will provide the foundations of a parliamentary bill, and that any receiving more than 100,000 signatures will be debated in the House.

UK general election system broken, says think-tank - BBC

UK general election system broken, says think-tank

The Institute for Public Policy Research said the UK had a "broken" electoral system, unable to cope with the rise of minor parties. --->>>

Switzerland: E-voting to advance slowly in 2011

E-voting to advance slowly in 2011.

Cantons Zurich and Geneva have suspended a pilot programme to introduce online voting, a step that has repercussions for the rest of the country.