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The Government in Wales has today announced plans to consult on various reforms to the electoral system including the implementation of a remote online voting option in elections. It is … Continue reading Welsh Government launch consultation on remote online voting for elections
By Maya Fryer. On the 12th of July 2017, WebRoots Democracy held a panel discussion related to their latest report, Inclusive Voting, in Committee Room 15, House of Commons. The panel … Continue reading Inclusive Voting: Panel Discussion
Introducing an online voting option in elections is a “necessary” reform in order to prevent a breach of disabled voters’ human rights, according to a new report ‘Inclusive Voting’ published … Continue reading Online voting “necessary” to prevent breach of disabled voters’ human rights
Retired U.S. General, Keith Alexander, who was previously the head of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and head of the American military’s cyber command, has warned Canada and other … Continue reading Former head of US military’s cyber command: Online voting is the future
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg called for “modernising democracy” with online voting as part of his Harvard University commencement speech this week. Having dropped out of Harvard to pursue … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg calls for online voting in Harvard commencement address
Digital democracy think-tank, WebRoots Democracy, and the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) are calling on all political parties to commit to introducing an online voting option in elections to … Continue reading WebRoots Democracy and RSBC join forces to call for online voting for vision-impaired voters
The Conservative Party have pledged to “retain the traditional method of voting by pencil and paper” in their manifesto for the 2017 General Election as part of their plans to … Continue reading Conservatives pledge to “retain the traditional method of voting by pencil and paper”
A new survey undertaken by BMG Research has found that nearly half (49%) of people aged 18 to 34 in the UK support the introduction of online voting in elections … Continue reading BMG survey: Half of UK’s 18 to 34 year olds support the call for online voting
By Areeq Chowdhury. Today, two out of three people will not turn out to vote in the Local Council and Devolved Mayoral elections taking place across England, Wales, and Scotland. … Continue reading Our democracy is so dated, it’s expired
By Christopher Walsh. With similar legal systems and a wide degree of cultural intelligibility, the UK can look to Ireland for efforts in reforming remote-based voting. In an era of … Continue reading Online voting: Movements in Ireland
By James Clark. The United States of America has the ingenuity and will power to facilitate voting for astronauts on board the International Space Station as Shane Kimbrough proved most … Continue reading Fighting for democracy: Online voting for the Armed Forces?
The Electoral Commission of Pakistan is to make a decision this week on whether to introduce online voting for elections in 2018 after the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) … Continue reading Pakistan seeks to introduce online voting for overseas voters
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