Thursday, June 30, 2011

Egypt Tomorrow: A call to action towards e-democracy

Egypt Tomorrow: A call to action towards e-democracy

In continuation to Intel’s “Egypt Tomorrow - IT vision for a brighter future” initiative that has been running for several months now, Intel held a session yesterday at El Sawy Cultural Wheel in Cairo that aimed at providing an open discussion and a number of solutions to how ICT can be the first stepping-stone in shaping free and democratic Egyptian elections in the future. The session discussed how ICT can pave the way for the democratic process because it relies on the integrity of data available through an e- platform. --->>>

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

A vote against voting [Editorial: Washington Post]

A vote against voting

A FLURRY OF activity in state legislatures across the country is threatening to make it more difficult for people to vote. These Republican-sponsored measures move the nation in the wrong direction.

The bills generally take two forms: stringent new requirements for the kind of IDs voters must show and restrictions on early voting. Both would suppress turnout in a nation that already fails to turn out a majority of its eligible voting population. --->>>

Monday, June 20, 2011

How states are rigging the 2012 election [Dionne, Washington Post]

LinkHow states are rigging the 2012 election

An attack on the right to vote is underway across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast a ballot. If this were happening in an emerging democracy, we’d condemn it as election-rigging. But it’s happening here, so there’s barely a whimper.

The laws are being passed in the name of preventing “voter fraud.” But study after study has shown that fraud by voters is not a major problem — and is less of a problem than how hard many states make it for people to vote in the first place. Some of the new laws, notably those limiting the number of days for early voting, have little plausible connection to battling fraud. --->>>

Friday, June 10, 2011

Parliament Sets up E-Voting Working Group - Estonia Public Broadcasting

Parliament Sets up E-Voting Working Group

On June 9, the Parliament's Constitutional Committee established a working group tasked with shoring up regulations related to the country's much-touted e-voting system. --->>>

Friday, June 3, 2011

N.B. political, legislative reforms proposed (CBC)

N.B. political, legislative reforms proposed

New Brunswick should revamp some of its oldest legislative and political traditions in an effort to re-engage citizens in democracy and give a voice to smaller parties, according to a new report.

Don Desserud, a political scientist at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John and Cody Waite, a graduate student at the University of New Brunswick, authored a 66-page report to be released Friday in Fredericton. --->>>

Estonia: Tallinn Looks to Disallow E-Voting at Local Elections

Tallinn Looks to Disallow E-Voting at Local Elections

The Tallinn City Council has filed a motion with the Supreme Court to abolish e-voting at future local elections.

City Council Chairman Toomas Vitsut says there are "questionable aspects" to the current regulations on e-voting. --->>>