France intros online voting for overseas deputies
France is using online voting to enfranchise citizens living abroad, Le Monde reports. The system will enable users to vote for 11 deputies with international constituencies for the first time. Over 1 million French voters live outside the country. --->>>
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Internet voting still faces hurdles in US
Internet voting still faces hurdles in US
Pressure is building to make Internet voting widely available in the United States and elsewhere, even though technical experts say casting ballots online is far from secure.
In the 2012 US elections, more than two dozen states will accept some form of electronic or faxed ballots, mostly from military or overseas voters, according to the Verified Voting Foundation.
But there is a growing expectation that online voting will expand further. --->>>
Pressure is building to make Internet voting widely available in the United States and elsewhere, even though technical experts say casting ballots online is far from secure.
In the 2012 US elections, more than two dozen states will accept some form of electronic or faxed ballots, mostly from military or overseas voters, according to the Verified Voting Foundation.
But there is a growing expectation that online voting will expand further. --->>>
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Ontario: AODA Alliance launches campaign to make voting more accessible for the disabled.
AODA Alliance launches campaign to make voting more accessible for the disabled.
With a provincial byelection looming in Kitchener-Waterloo, the push is on to make voting more accessible for the disabled.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Alliance has launched a campaign in hopes of convincing Elections Ontario to offer telephone and internet voting. --->>>
With a provincial byelection looming in Kitchener-Waterloo, the push is on to make voting more accessible for the disabled.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Alliance has launched a campaign in hopes of convincing Elections Ontario to offer telephone and internet voting. --->>>
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Framing the internet voting security debate
Framing the internet voting security debate
The consensus of computer technologists, election officials, and other experts in voting technology holds that internet voting is very, very, hard. While I certainly agree with that assessment, it’s worth noting that the term “hard” is rather ambiguous. Indeed, one of the biggest issues with the internet voting debate right now is that we’re missing the implication of how this word should guide our research. This difficulty shouldn’t motivate us to give up, but rather to re-think our approach to solving the problem. --->>>
The consensus of computer technologists, election officials, and other experts in voting technology holds that internet voting is very, very, hard. While I certainly agree with that assessment, it’s worth noting that the term “hard” is rather ambiguous. Indeed, one of the biggest issues with the internet voting debate right now is that we’re missing the implication of how this word should guide our research. This difficulty shouldn’t motivate us to give up, but rather to re-think our approach to solving the problem. --->>>
Monday, May 14, 2012
E-volving Democracy: Public Dialogue on Online Voting
E-volving Democracy: Public Dialogue on Online Voting
On May 26, PartyX and Fair Voting BC will host an interactive dialogue session on online voting. Participants will look at the risks associated with a web-based decision-making process – and how trust can potentially be built into a system. --->>>
On May 26, PartyX and Fair Voting BC will host an interactive dialogue session on online voting. Participants will look at the risks associated with a web-based decision-making process – and how trust can potentially be built into a system. --->>>
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