How Hand Count Harms the Electoral Process
Automation has woven itself into the warp and woof of modern life, with people trusting algorithms to manage everything from banking to medicine to transportation. It’s difficult to imagine why anyon…
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Elections 2024
If You Can’t Be Fast, Prebunk
Why Speed Matters for Voter Trust, but Proactive Messaging Can Save the Day Election night in the United States has become less a climactic revelation than a prolonged waiting game. In 2020, four days…
Just What Makes the U.S. Elections Tick?
Like clockwork, Americans gird for their presidential elections every four years, an impressive undertaking that combines time-honored traditions with contemporary nuances. The 2024 presidential elec…
The Role of Technology in India's 2024 Elections
India's 2024 general elections, commencing on April 19th, are once again setting the stage for a formidable demonstration of democratic spirit and technological sophistication. With the country&#…
Philippine Commission on Elections Strikes Historic P17.99 Billion Automation Deal with South Korean Firm
The evolution of election processes in the Philippines has reached a new milestone as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) inks a groundbreaking P17.99 billion deal with South Korea-based Miru Sys…
Pakistan’s recent election mess: A sign it is time to modernize its elections
As election results trickled in at a snail’s pace, allegations of rigging reached a crescendo and erupted into swaths of violence across the country. Pakistan’s most recent elections were a perfect r…
El Salvador's Elections: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
As the dust settles on El Salvador's February 4 elections, the landslide reelection of President Nayib Bukele tells only part of the story. Amid Bukele's dominating 85% electoral sweep, a p…
Electronic Voting to Bolster World’s Largest Elections
As India approaches its next general elections, the world turns its eyes to this monumental democratic process, where it is expected that incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi will vie for an unprec…
2024: A Record-Setting Year in Democracy and Technology
In a watershed moment for democracy, the year 2024 is set to witness an unprecedented scale of electoral participation, with at least 64 countries—including all 27 member states of the European Unio…