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Internet voting [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

The casting of a secure and secret electronic ballot that is transmitted to election officials using the Internet.

CONT

The task force was comprised of 34 technology experts, political scientists and civic leaders. It concluded that the implementation of Internet voting would increase access for millions of potential voters in the state who have not regularly participated in elections.

CONT

Likewise, i-voting will have its own security procedures, which will often make voting more complex than other Internet transactions, more complex than voting at the polls, and, when voting from home, school, or office PCs (as opposed to a voting kiosk), more complex than using a paper absentee ballot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Le sondage montre que seulement trois des dix conseils locaux ayant utilisé le vote électronique, c'est-à-dire le vote par Internet, téléphone, télévision numérique ou message texte, ont vu une augmentation de la participation de leurs électeurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
CONT

Voto por Internet. Permite votar desde cualquier lugar conectado a la red.

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