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By Areeq Chowdhury. It’s time for political parties to commit to online voting. The report published today by the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy pulls together almost a year’s worth of … Continue reading It’s time for political parties to commit to online voting
Watch the short video below for a quick overview of how online voting works in Estonia. The 2007 Estonian Parliamentary elections saw a ‘world premiere‘ of the first time an … Continue reading VIDEO: How online voting in Estonia works
By Agatka Cienciala. One of the interesting and unexpected side effects of moving away from home is that I found out, or rather was reaffirmed, in the knowledge of who … Continue reading I want to vote
By Areeq Chowdhury. “2015?! You mean we’re in the future?!” When a young, confused, orange-jacket-wearing Marty McFly time-travelled thirty years into 2015 Hill Valley, California, he was faced with technological … Continue reading Getting back to the future of voting
On Monday evening, WebRoots Democracy hosted its first ever event as part of Parliament Week entitled “Swipe Right to Vote: Can #onlinevoting future-proof elections?” – a panel discussion with Chloe … Continue reading Swipe Right to Vote: Can online voting future-proof elections?
The House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee have published a report today suggesting that the UK should introduce online voting in time for the 2020 General Election. The … Continue reading Report urges for online voting by 2020 election
By Sadiq Khan MP. The way we run our democracy is stuck in a time warp. If we are serious about raising turnout at elections and getting more people involved … Continue reading Online Voting: Time to drag our democracy into the 21st century
The Government Digital Service, which is part of the Cabinet Office, is to roll out a new tool called ‘GOV.UK Verify’ which it says will be able to help people … Continue reading Cabinet Office to roll out tool to verify users’ identities online
Online voting and e-voting could become a larger part of the political process around the world but only if the right technologies and processes are implemented to ensure its security, … Continue reading Computer security company McAfee promotes online voting
In a report launched this month, a network of ‘digital experts’ from the Labour Party’s ‘Labour Digital’ group have included a recommendation that the UK should ‘implement an electronic voting … Continue reading Labour’s ‘digital experts’ advocate online voting for UK elections
In his speech to the Labour Party conference in Manchester today, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan announced that should the Labour Party win the General Election in 2015 they … Continue reading Labour announce plans to introduce ‘electronic voting’
On Tuesday 9th of September, Sky News hosted an online debate about the potential for online voting (also known as e-voting) for the UK. This was done as part of … Continue reading VIDEO: Should the UK get e-voting?
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