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E-counting under scrutiny in election shambles
News The Electoral Commission is undertaking a full review of the elections in Scotland, with the electronic counting process, the high number of rejected ballots and the arrangements for postal voting all under scrutiny. [04 May 2007]
"False dawn" for tech in 2005 general election
News The 2005 general election was another "false dawn" for the use of technology by the political parties in their campaigning, according to a new report by the Electoral Commission (EC). Despite the "false dawn" of... [20 Dec 2005]
Estonia pioneers internet voting
News Estonia - which has a population of roughly 1.4 million - counted a total of about half a million votes in its local government council elections, according to preliminary numbers on the Estonian National Electoral... [18 Oct 2005]
Election '05: Lib Dems turn to iPods to reach voters
News The Liberal Democrats have started to use podcasting - making pre-recorded material available over the internet for download to an iPod - as a way of spreading their electoral message. The Lib Dems this week published... [26 Apr 2005]
'Yoof' get its own election section
News The Electoral Commission is supporting efforts to get the UK's young voters interested in the election - by hijacking their mobiles. The Electoral Commission's campaigns manager, Becky... [19 Apr 2005]
UK voters fear election fraud
News The [UK] government wants to get more voters out and taking part in elections but there must be no compromise where security or electoral integrity are concerned. The UK public is losing faith in the... [30 Mar 2005]
Latest 'Bush' spam alleges rigged election
News Inviting guests to a $1,000-per-plate dinner, he once said he was "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president", according to a report in USA Today - which for some may take on extra relevance... [10 Nov 2004]
Bold bloggers go where journos dare not
News Bush aide Andrew Card said early in the morning that the campaign was "convinced" it has the necessary number of electoral votes, and Sen. Online magazine Slate highlighted exit poll results in a top story on its... [04 Nov 2004]
Aussie PM Howard accused of spamming... again
News According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald the messages also break campaign rules as set out in the Australian Electoral Act which state any campaign messages must be accompanied by the name and address of the... [07 Oct 2004]
Who's afraid of the big, bad e-voting system?
News The security of e-voting has been an increasingly contentious issue over the past year, as electoral policymakers seek to avoid the chaos of the 2000 election in Florida. A dominant 81 per cent of security professionals... [04 Aug 2004]
UK gears up for £18m e-voting trials
News Companies and organisations involved in this year's trials include BT, Oracle, election.com and the Electoral Reform Society. There are concerns, though, that e-voting systems could open up the electoral... [14 Apr 2003]
E-voting a flop in local elections
News By contrast, the figures from the electoral commission show that 'old media' postal voting boosted turnout by an average of 28 per cent. In Sheffield, 4,000 voters followed the electronic route using... [03 May 2002]
E-voting plans mired in security fears
News The Independent Commission on Alternative Voting Methods - part of the Electoral Reform Society - today released a report calling for a technology taskforce to be established before the local elections go ahead. [05 Feb 2002]
Tories helpless over tactical vote-swap sites
News The Opposition approached the Electoral Commission to seek advice on the legality of www.stophague.com and http://www.votedorset.com. Both are sites that co-ordinate the swapping of email addresses between... [11 May 2001]
Election online: Click finger on the political pulse?
News It is therefore gratifying to see that all the main parties are so committed to the electoral process that they make a point of directing web users away from their own messages, so voters can be informed... [11 May 2001]
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