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On October 22 the
Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto voted in a referendum to decide on
greater autonomy for Rome.
In Lombardy, citizens
used electronic voting machines to cast their ballot. On the day of the
referendum more than 3 million voters - at least 40% of the eligible voters -
went to the polling stations to use 24,000 touch-screen voting machines.
The president of the Lombardy
region, Roberto Maroni, expressed his satisfaction with the way in which
technology facilitated the voting process. "This is a historical democratic
experiment, which
places us before the future."
The technology helped
guarantee greater accessibility and transparency in the processing of results,
which could be consulted online through a web page. As seen on the video below,
electronic voting machines were taken to the homes of senior citizens in order
to facilitate their participation.
Lombardy is the most
prosperous region in Italy, with GDP per capita about 35% higher than the
European average.
