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The upcoming local elections in the UK may suffer turnouts as low as 21% as more than two million voters may stay at home due to the coronavirus outbreak, according … Continue reading Coronavirus: Local election turnouts may hit record low with two million predicted to stay at home
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has called for online voting to be trialed in future elections, criticising the inefficiency of postal voting. In an interview with Stuff, Ardern said “we … Continue reading New Zealand PM: “We need to see the beginning of online voting”
By Areeq Chowdhury. In 2005, the European Court of Human Rights declared that the UK’s blanket ban on prisoners voting in elections was illegal and violated human rights. A 12-year … Continue reading Judges should decide which prisoners can retain the right to vote
A number of countries, including the USA, UK, Japan and Russia, are considering the potential of introducing an online voting option for elections. Should they do so, they would follow … Continue reading USA, UK, Japan and Russia latest countries to consider introducing online voting for elections
Former US President, Barack Obama, has reiterated his support for a move towards online voting in elections arguing that voting should be made “easier than harder”. Speaking at the Oktane18 … Continue reading Obama reiterates support for move towards online voting in elections
Political advertising has got smarter – but have we? Lush and Fat Rat Films have released a quirky drama-documentary, combining expert interviews with the likes of Guardian journalist, Carole Cadwalladr, … Continue reading Are mind-reading algorithms stealing our democracy?
By Areeq Chowdhury. The potential of remote online voting is currently being looked at by both the Scottish and Welsh Governments in the UK, but what can be learned from … Continue reading Online voting: Lessons from Australia’s iVote project
An online voting pilot has taken place in West Virginia, USA, for military voters and other Americans eligible to cast absentee ballots under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting … Continue reading Blockchain-based, online voting pilot undertaken in West Virginia
By Kasimir Rantzau. Democracy entails the diversity of society – it provides the privilege for all that are eligible to vote. It is the foundation for a free society. However, … Continue reading The local elections and language discrimination
In response to a letter coordinated by WebRoots Democracy, the Scottish Government Minister for Parliamentary Business, Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, reaffirmed their commitment to undertaking pilots of electronic voting. Our letter, … Continue reading Scottish Government: E-voting pilots will go ahead
More than 30 leading academics and charity bosses have written to the Scottish Government urging them to undertake pilots of online voting for elections. The letter comes as the Scottish … Continue reading Academics and charity bosses write to Scottish Government to back pilots of online voting
Online voting will ‘inject a new lease of life’ into democracy argues SNP MSP, Ruth Maguire, during a debate in the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government is consulting on the … Continue reading MSP: Online voting will ‘inject a new lease of life’ into Scotland’s democracy
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