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The UK Government, alongside countries in the EU and the European Free Trade Area, has signed up to the Tallinn Declaration on eGovernment. The declaration commits the UK to ‘digital … Continue reading UK signs up to the Tallinn Declaration on eGovernment
In a statement published today Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, outlined a series of steps the social media platform are going to take to ‘protect the integrity of the democratic process.’ … Continue reading Facebook to put an end to so-called political ‘dark ads’
The UK Government has launched a call for evidence asking for views on how people with disabilities experience registering to vote and voting itself. In partnership with the members of the … Continue reading UK Government launches consultation on access to elections for disabled voters
The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) has called on the UK Government to undertake a “full examination of the benefits of and issues presented by electronic forms of counting” and … Continue reading Electoral Administrators tell Government to explore electronic counting
More than half of blind and partially-sighted voters consider new “accessible” methods such as online voting as necessary according to a new report by the Royal National Institute for Blind … Continue reading 54% of vision-impaired voters want online voting, according to RNIB
By Rachel Fielden. Whether you agree with British foreign policy or not, it is hard to deny the sheer amount of self-sacrifice, dedication and bravery that goes into the role … Continue reading Defending our democracy, but denied access to it?
An online voting option in elections should be introduced for British military personnel posted overseas, according to a new report ‘Military Voting’ published today. The report, produced by digital democracy … Continue reading UK Government should pilot online voting for the Armed Forces abroad
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
By Areeq Chowdhury. The 2017 snap general election was called to bring about a “strong and stable” government but as we know, this did not quite go to plan with … Continue reading The sn-app general election?
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
Facebook has launched a new feature called ‘Perspectives’ which allows users to compare the policy stances of political parties ahead of the UK General Election. The feature appears as a … Continue reading Perspectives: Facebook launches voter advice feature for UK General Election
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