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The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has confirmed its electronic voting system, iVote, will not be used in the upcoming local government elections in September due to legislative restrictions.
By Chloe Herrick | 12 March, 2012 16:28
The WA Electoral Commission (WAEC) has commenced work on a telephone-based voting system after the funding for its internet voting system was withdrawn by the State Government.
By Chloe Herrick | 05 March, 2012 16:21
Record numbers of NSW voters used the state electoral commission’s e-voting system, iVote, to cast their ballot in the recent by-election for the seat of Clarence. The number of voters who employed iVote in the electorate more than doubled compared to the March state election.
By Chloe Herrick | 14 December, 2011 17:04
The WA Electoral Commission (WAEC) has flagged plans to develop a computer-based application to grant blind and vision-impaired voters the ability to cast a secret vote at the next state election.
By Chloe Herrick | 04 July, 2011 16:51
India's Election Commission plans to test in July new electronic voting machines (EVMs) that will offer a voter a verifiable paper trail, following criticism from political parties and activists that the machines could be tampered with.
By John Ribeiro | 15 June, 2011 04:03
In what may be a low-tech answer to a high-tech issue, US election officials say early voting across the nation may have led to fewer Election Day e-voting problems in many states this year.
By Todd R. Weiss | 07 November, 2008 09:33
Despite reports all day long about an assortment of e-voting machine problems in several US states, no massive systemic meltdown occurred.
By Todd R. Weiss | 06 November, 2008 08:04
Pamela Smith, a longtime critic of electronic voting machines, is worried more about long lines on Tuesday, election day in the US.
By Grant Gross | 04 November, 2008 08:14
"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." -- Joseph Stalin
By Paul Venezia | 28 October, 2008 09:43
Technology has played a particularly prominent role in the 2008 US elections -- and it isn't just the typical silliness over whether a candidate really claimed to have invented a key piece of technology. Throughout the year we've seen technological advances used both for good, such as using Short Message Service to announce a vice presidential pick, and for bad, such as hacking into another vice presidential pick's private e-mail account. In this story, we'll take a look at the eight techiest moments of the 2008 presidential race, including YouTube debates, viral videos and e-voting controversies.
By Brad Reed | 16 October, 2008 08:16
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