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59% of Londoners who are online support the inclusion of an online voting option in next year’s London Mayoral Election, a new YouGov poll commissioned by WebRoots Democracy has revealed. … Continue reading WebRoots Democracy/YouGov poll shows majority want online voting implemented in the 2016 London Mayoral Election
WebRoots Democracy celebrated its one year anniversary this month with a panel discussion in the House of Commons looking at methods of tackling low voter turnouts in London Mayoral Elections. Joining … Continue reading #WebRootsLDN hears calls for online voting, votes at 16, and more diverse candidates
By Nick Kajkowski. The general election has now been and gone marking the end of a turbulent five years of history. For many people it has resembled a continuing saga … Continue reading The 2015 Election: Illustrating the need for a digital age of politics
By Alex Hitchcock. The European Union is an enigma, comprising a bewildering mix of legal, economic and political institutions and legislative bodies. Its complexity leads to a misunderstanding of its … Continue reading The EU referendum: Engaging in Europe
Procedural guidelines published by the Labour Party this week have outlined that ‘secure electronic voting’ will be an option in the upcoming Labour leadership and deputy leadership elections. Â This follows … Continue reading Secure online voting will be used in the Labour leadership election
The Queen’s speech has hinted at the possibility of introducing an online voting option to make elections more accessible for overseas voters. The Queen’s Speech takes place during the State … Continue reading Queen’s Speech hints at introducing online voting for overseas voters
By Areeq Chowdhury. You may have noticed a powerful image making the rounds on social media in the run up to the recent election, and it provides a damning verdict … Continue reading Online voting is the 21st century answer to poor voter turnout in the UK
Figures compiled from 100 constituencies by WebRoots Democracy have shown that over 4,000 ballots were rejected due to voters accidentally ticking more than one candidate in the 2015 General Election.  In … Continue reading Figures reveal thousands of ballots rejected due to voter confusion
Computer scientists at the University of Birmingham have claimed to have made a ‘breakthrough’ in secure online voting technology, developing a technique to allow people to cast their election votes … Continue reading University of Birmingham researchers claim ‘breakthrough’ in secure online voting technology
Data published by the Government shows that since the introduction of online voter registration last summer, more than 7 million people have registered to vote online with 2 million registering … Continue reading Figures show 7 million using online voter registration, whilst less than a quarter register by paper
New insights published by polling company Opinium has found that, if introduced in the future, online voting would be the most popular method of voting in the UK. Opinium conducted … Continue reading Study finds that online voting would be the most popular method in the UK
A new survey by Mancunian marketing agency, Tecmark and polling company YouGov has found that 63% of adults in the UK believe that the introduction of online voting would boost … Continue reading New poll finds most support for online voting amongst women, Londoners, and 80’s kids
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