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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.05.05

Round-Up The email also urged voters to back an independent candidate - the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray.who might well therefore be the first port of call for those currently investigating the rogue email. [06 May 2005]

Election '05: High-tech campaigning targets key voters

Comment Various database and analytical technologies are being used to help target almost one million voters in key marginal seats who will ultimately decide the result on 5 May. Conservative Central Office is able to use Voter... [27 Apr 2005]

Leader: The web's election?

Leader The main political parties are connecting with voters through the web but just as with getting government services online this year, getting online is only the first step. Follow our Election '05 coverage on silicon.com... [25 Apr 2005]

Latest 'Bush' spam alleges rigged election

News The latest Truthout emails also draw attention to alleged discrepancies in the number of voters turning out for Bush, this time in the key state of Florida. The latest hoax email purporting to come from George W Bush has... [10 Nov 2004]

Bold bloggers go where journos dare not

News Online magazine Slate highlighted exit poll results in a top story on its website, and the Mississippi-based Sun Herald newspaper published a story saying Kerry was "ahead as a heavy turnout of voters head to the polls". [04 Nov 2004]

Why US presidents can't keep their tech promises

Comment One characteristic both politicians share with Clinton is that neither likely will be able to follow through on his promises to voters. Add to that mix the hard feelings left over from an Election Day that could be... [01 Nov 2004]

Aussie PM Howard accused of spamming... again

News Previously Howard ran into trouble after he sent out unsolicited campaign emails, this time he has been sending voice spam down voters' phone lines According to the Herald some voters claim Howard... [07 Oct 2004]

Finnish Parliament Extends E-Mail Contact with Constituents via Nokia Devices

White Paper The elections in the spring of 1907 - the first in the world to include women voters - brought the first elected Members of Parliament (MPs) into office on May 25, 1907. In the past decade, e-mail has... [25 Feb 2004]

The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.03

Round-Up Some cynics have suggested that politicians see spam as a cheap and effective way to reach voters. Scanning the list of culprits, the Round-Up's eye was drawn to the name of Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida and big brother... [22 Aug 2003]

E-voting: Essential to the future of democracy

Comment While political apathy is a big problem, many voters fail to exercise their democratic prerogative because of the sheer difficulty of getting to a polling station and casting a vote. It's not just that the shock first... [02 May 2002]

Apathy cripples the online electorate

News Unrelated to the House of Lords, the phrase refers to political conversations between voters, bypassing news organisations and official party sites. Former wrestler Jesse 'The Body' Ventura made extensive use of the... [01 Jun 2001]

Voters @ a loss over how to contact their MPs

News Elected to Parliament in 1987, according to his website Keith is a keen fan of cricket, rugby and football, and enjoys walking, travel and socialising. In the run up to the UK's first 'e-lection', silicon.com challenged... [20 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 of all different... [11 May 2001]

Web activists urge public to vote in Icann election

News The Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS) is supporting the call to get more individual voters signed up to Icann. A raft of US-based internet campaign groups are calling on users in the UK and... [30 Jun 2000]

ICANN nominates 3 non-US board members to counter bias

News Of 48 IDNO voters, only seven approved of Mr i Abril's appointment - while 22 disapproved. Mr Cohen's appointment disgruntled 21 voters - with only one approval - and most people had no opinion on Mr... [22 Oct 1999]

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