Search results for: “electronic voting”
-
Electronic Voting
Introduction to Electronic Voting Electronic Voting, a balloting system that allows votes to be entered and recorded in an electronic form. These balloting systems are also referred to as e-voting or direct-recording electronic systems (DREs). The voter uses a direct entry device to register…
-
Paper Trail for Electronic Voting
Electronic Voting A 'Paper Trail' for Electronic VotingIntroduction to Paper Trail for Electronic VotingThis lack of an independent proof, or audit trail, for the vote data collected by DREs led numerous computer scientists to consider the requirement that all electronic el…
-
Electronic Voting Origins
Electronic Voting Origins of Electronic VotingIntroduction to Electronic Voting OriginsElectronic voting has been used in United States elections since the mid-1970s. The first electronic voting system is believed to be the Video Voter, an electromechanical device. The incentive fo…
-
Electronic Voting Problems
Electronic Voting Problems with Electronic VotingIntroduction to Electronic Voting ProblemsScientific concerns about the reliability of electronic vote tallying were raised early on, in a 1975 report by voting technology consultant Roy Saltman at the U.S. National Bureau of Standar…
-
Majority Voting
Hierarchical Display of Majority voting Politics > Electoral procedure and votingPolitics > Parliamentary proceedings > Parliamentary procedure > Parliamentary votePolitics > Parliamentary proceedings > Legislative procedure > Passage of a bill Majority voting Concept of Majority […]
-
Majority Voting
Hierarchical Display of Majority voting Politics > Electoral procedure and votingPolitics > Parliamentary proceedings > Parliamentary procedure > Parliamentary votePolitics > Parliamentary proceedings > Legislative procedure > Passage of a bill Majority voting Concept of Majority […]
-
Voting
Preference Voting in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A ranked ballot or preferential voting system is a type of voting system in which each voter casts their vote by ranking candidates in order of preference. 'Bandwagon' Voting in Election Law Voting for […]
-
Voting
Preference Voting in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A ranked ballot or preferential voting system is a type of voting system in which each voter casts their vote by ranking candidates in order of preference. 'Bandwagon' Voting in Election Law Voting for […]
-
Voting Fraud
Election and Voting Fraud Overview of Election and Voting Fraud in relation to cyber crime: [1]To prevent such problems, election officials in the State of Nevada installed and successfully tested touch screen voting machines between 2001 and 2005 for county and state races, thus paving […]
-
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a group of people (lawyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries) who share a passionate commitment to defending digital information, innovation, and technology from attempts by government and business to […]
-
Political Parties
Introduction to Political PartiesPolitical Parties, organizations that mobilize voters on behalf of a common set of interests, concerns, and goals. In many nations, parties play a crucial role in the democratic process. They formulate political and policy agendas, select candidates, conduct…
-
Political Parties
Introduction to Political PartiesPolitical Parties, organizations that mobilize voters on behalf of a common set of interests, concerns, and goals. In many nations, parties play a crucial role in the democratic process. They formulate political and policy agendas, select candidates, conduct…
-
Election
Introduction to Election Election, procedure that allows members of an organization or community to choose representatives who will hold positions of authority within it. The most important elections select the leaders of local, state, and national governments. The chance to decide who will […]
-
Election
Introduction to Election Election, procedure that allows members of an organization or community to choose representatives who will hold positions of authority within it. The most important elections select the leaders of local, state, and national governments. The chance to decide who will […]
-
Electorate
Introduction to ElectorateElectorate, term applied to all of the eligible voters in a political democracy. If a substantial majority of the mature citizens of a community are allowed to participate in elections, and if no compulsion or restraint is involved in voting, that community is cons…