Argentina eyes election automation for 2017
The Argentine government is looking to overhaul the country's electoral system ahead of the 2017 elections. Topping the proposed electoral reform agenda is poll automation, which many Argentines…
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Scytl fails again in Ecuador
Last year, in 2013, Ecuador awarded Spanish-based Scytl a $7.8 million contract to automate tallying, processing and publishing results for provinces with manual voting – some 160,000 polling station…
Automation in Kenya: a hurried implementation is never a good idea
Although it is true that automation solves many problems in the electoral field, this does not mean that just about any e-voting system will work. Taking the leap to automation requires a close exam…
Presidential Elections in Czech Republic: manual registration of candidates poses a threat to democracy
This January, the citizens of Czech Republic were able to vote for their president for the first time. Until Vaclav Klaus, former president who had to step down after serving his maximum two terms, …
Philippines gears up for 2013 e-voting
When e-voting made its big debut in the Philippines in 2010, most Filipino voters were guardedly optimistic. Although majority was rooting for the new system, the country’s long tradition of elector…
E-voting, ready for any contingency
Countries with an automated voting system can always trust that their election days will run smoothly. Millions of people attending thousands of polling stations all throughout the nation may sound …
Speed of automated polls counters fraud
The longer it takes for election results to be determined, the larger the window given to fraudsters to tamper with the results. While accuracy is the primary benefit of e-voting, speed is another c…
From Manual to Automated Voting: How the PCOS is making the transition smoother for Filipinos
César Flores, CEO of Smartmatic Asia Pacific, delivers PCOS machines in 2010 (Reuters) Voters in countries undergoing a shift from manual to electronic voting often feel a deep ambivalence towards it…
The Hidden Costs of Manual Elections
Image by Jeff Stahler One of the arguments most frequently used by detractors of electronic voting is its alleged high cost. Although automation certainly implies a significant initial investment in …
Tolerance of Fraud, A Fatal Consequence of Manual Voting
The OAS mission sent to Santo Domingo to oversee the democratic process held on May 20 declared that the Dominican Republic Presidential Elections were fair. The ruling Dominican Liberation Party, r…
Comparative Analysis of Different Voting Systems
In our previous post ( Basic criteria for choosing voting technology ) we covered the five basic principles to consider when choosing a voting system. We will now analyze Manual Voting (MV), Optical S…
On the Road to Democracy, Manual Voting Becomes an Obstacle
After almost 50 years of military oppression, the people of Burma were finally able to choose the representatives who would fill 45 parliamentary seats. The country’s by-elections were held at the b…
Palm Beach County’s New Voting Disaster
(March 21st, 2012) A new voting scandal erupted in Florida’s Palm Beach County when authorities incorrectly certified two candidates as winners in the Wellington Village Council elections. Due to a …
Internet Voting: Interview with William J. Kelleher, Ph.D.
William J. Kelleher has a Ph.D. in political science, from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1984). He has written two books about the process of elections in the USA. The first, The New …