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Len McCluskey, leader of the UK’s largest trade union, Unite, has written to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to introduce online voting for trade union strike ballots. In a … Continue reading Unite leader urges PM to introduce online voting for trade union strike ballots
Zac Goldsmith, MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston, has been elected as the Conservative Party’s candidate for London Mayor in 2016 in an online ballot. Goldsmith beat his rivals … Continue reading Zac Goldsmith wins online vote to be the Conservatives’ London Mayoral candidate
The new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has been elected in the largest online voting election in UK history after 422,871 voters took part in the process. Figures released by Electoral … Continue reading 81% voted online in the Labour leadership election
According to the latest figures released by the UK Labour Party, more than 600,000 people will be eligible to vote in the Party’s leadership election. Voting ballots are to be … Continue reading Labour leadership vote is set to be the largest online voting election in UK history
United States President, Barack Obama, has revealed in a recent interview with tech business magazine ‘Fast Company’ that he believes online voting should ‘absolutely’ be a priority. In the context of … Continue reading Obama: Online voting ‘should absolutely be a priority’
More than half (56%) of the British public who are online support the inclusion of an online voting option in the upcoming EU referendum, a new YouGov poll commissioned by … Continue reading WebRoots Democracy/YouGov poll shows majority want online voting implemented in the EU referendum
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
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
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
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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