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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?
With just over two weeks to go until Scotland decides it’s future in the Independence Referendum, WebRoots Democracy has analysed the social media followings of the two official campaigns who … Continue reading Which Scottish #indyref campaign is leading on social media?
Early reports from the West Midlands suggest that just over one in ten people voted in the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) by-election yesterday. The estimate is that turnout was … Continue reading The 10% turnout in the West Midlands PCC by-election represents an embarrassment to UK democracy
Official figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this month have displayed the huge advances the UK has made in embracing the digital age. The ONS have looked … Continue reading Government figures confirm that the UK has become digitalised
As the sporting world watches the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to see which country will climb to the top of the medals table, WebRoots has created another medals table … Continue reading UK lags behind Nauru, Tonga, Beliz, and Kiribati in voter turnouts
By Chloe Smith MP. The majority of today’s 18-24 year olds are not voting. Only 44% turned out in 2010 and, since then, at worst, 88% expressed that they don’t plan … Continue reading We need the final “one-click” to ensure young people can help run the country
How low does voter turnout have to be before it is declared a crisis in our democracy? Ten percent? Five? I would argue that we have been at crisis levels … Continue reading It’s time to embrace the digital age and introduce online voting
It is time for the UK to start researching and developing a system of online voting for local and general elections. If we are to be serious about tackling low … Continue reading The campaign for online voting starts here…
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