Introducing Electronic Voting

Author : Peter Wolf,Rushdi Nackerdien,Domenico Tuccinardi
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789186565428

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Introducing Electronic Voting by Peter Wolf,Rushdi Nackerdien,Domenico Tuccinardi Pdf

Electronic voting is often seen as a tool for making the electoral process more efficient and for increasing trust in its management. Properly implemented, e-voting solutions can increase the security of the ballot, speed up the processing of results and make voting easier. However, the challenges are considerable. If not carefully planned and designed, e-voting can undermine the confidence in the whole electoral process. Technology upgrades in elections are always challenging projects that require careful deliberation and planning. Introducing e-voting is probably the most difficult upgrade as this technology touches the core of the entire electoral process—the casting and counting of the votes. E-voting greatly reduces direct human control and influence in this process. This provides an opportunity for solving some old electoral problems, but also introduces a whole range of new concerns. Consequently, e-voting usually triggers more criticism and opposition and is more disputed than any other information technology application in elections. This Policy Paper outlines contextual factors that can influence the success of e-voting solutions and highlights the importance of considering these factors before choosing to introduce new voting technologies.

Author : Peter Wolf (MSc.),Rushdi Nackerdien,International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance,Domenico Tuccinardi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic voting
ISBN : 9186565214

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Introducing Electronic Voting by Peter Wolf (MSc.),Rushdi Nackerdien,International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance,Domenico Tuccinardi Pdf

Author : Susanne Caarls
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287169489

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E-voting Handbook by Susanne Caarls Pdf

The use of electronic voting systems has caused controversy in the media and among the general public, and has even come under the scrutiny of the law courts. it has become clear that the uncertainties surrounding the introduction of e-voting are rarely of a technical nature, but primarily raise political and societal concerns. The key issue is to ensure that the principles of free and fair elections are upheld, regardless of the voting method chosen. This handbook is written for governments and organisations considering whether or not to conduct e-voting pilot schemes and trials or to make e-voting a feature of their electoral system. it reviews relevant issues such as building and safeguarding trust in the system, The value of open-source software And The implications of a voter verifiable audit paper trail. Concrete e-voting issues are discussed in the framework of the electoral cycle. This handbook can be used as a stand-alone guide, but governments or organisations would benefit most by consulting it in conjunction with Recommendation Rec(2004)11 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on legal, operational and technical standards for e-voting

Author : Jordi Barrat
Publisher : Institut de Ciencies Politiques I Sociais
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Elections
ISBN : UOM:39015075645187

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E-voting by Jordi Barrat Pdf

Author : Feng Hao,Peter Y. A. Ryan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498714716

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Real-World Electronic Voting by Feng Hao,Peter Y. A. Ryan Pdf

Real-World Electronic Voting: Design, Analysis and Deployment captures all major developments in electronic voting since 2003 in a real-world setting. It covers three broad categories: e-voting protocols, attacks reported on e-voting and new developments on the use of e-voting. This book explores recent innovations in both poll-site and remote voting systems and their application throughout the world. The requirements of elections are analysed, the available tools and technologies are described, and a variety of modern systems are presented in detail together with discussions of deployments. This is an invaluable resource for election professionals, researchers and policy makers alike. Key Features: Reviews both technical and social aspects of e-voting Covers e-voting protocols, attacks reported on e-voting and new developments on the use of e-voting Designed for government election practitioners and policy makers who want to understand the threats and opportunities in e-voting and assess its suitability for future elections

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309100243

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Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting Pdf

Many election officials look to electronic voting systems as a means for improving their ability to more effectively conduct and administer elections. At the same time, many information technologists and activists have raised important concerns regarding the security of such systems. Policy makers are caught in the midst of a controversy with both political and technological overtones. The public debate about electronic voting is characterized by a great deal of emotion and rhetoric. Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting describes the important questions and issues that election officials, policy makers, and informed citizens should ask about the use of computers and information technology in the electoral processâ€"focusing the debate on technical and policy issues that need resolving. The report finds that while electronic voting systems have improved, federal and state governments have not made the commitment necessary for e-voting to be widely used in future elections. More funding, research, and public education are required if e-voting is to become viable.

Author : Aggelos Kiayias,Helger Lipmaa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642327476

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E-Voting and Identity by Aggelos Kiayias,Helger Lipmaa Pdf

This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VOTE-ID 2011, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2011. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on Norwegian internet voting, voting systems I and II, prêt à voter and trivitas, and experiences.

Author : Ardita Driza Maurer,Jordi Barrat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317138198

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E-Voting Case Law by Ardita Driza Maurer,Jordi Barrat Pdf

E-voting is the use of electronic means in the casting of the vote at political elections or referendums. This book provides an overview of e-voting related case-law worldwide and explains how judicial decisions impact e-voting development. With contributions by renowned experts on thirteen countries, the authors discuss e-voting both from controlled environments, such as voting machines in polling stations, and uncontrolled ones, including internet voting. Each chapter examines a group of country-specific leading judicial decisions on e-voting and their likely impact on its future development. Reference is made to emerging standards on e-voting such as the Recommendation Rec(2004)11 of the Council of Europe, the only international instrument on e-voting regulation, and to other countries' case-law. The work provides a broader, informative and easily accessible perspective on the historical, political and legal aspects of an otherwise very technical subject, and contributes to a better understanding of the significance of case law and its impact in shaping e-voting's future development. The book will be significantly useful to anyone with an interest in e-voting, in particular decision makers and officials, researchers and academia, as well as NGOs and providers of e-voting solutions.

Author : Zissis, Dimitrios
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466658219

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Design, Development, and Use of Secure Electronic Voting Systems by Zissis, Dimitrios Pdf

In modern electoral processes, Information and Communication Technologies play a crucial role, whether used in voter registration, ballot casting, or processing of results. Securing these systems is a necessary step in ensuring the fairness of the democratic process. Design, Development, and Use of Secure Electronic Voting Systems analyzes current research on the integration of modern technologies with traditional democratic systems, providing a framework for designing and deploying electronic voting systems in any context or society. Stakeholders, researchers, architects, designers, and scholars interested in the use of electronic systems in government processes will use this book to gain a broader understanding of some of the latest advances in this emerging field.

Author : Dimitris A. Gritzalis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461502395

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Secure Electronic Voting by Dimitris A. Gritzalis Pdf

Secure Electronic Voting is an edited volume, which includes chapters authored by leading experts in the field of security and voting systems. The chapters identify and describe the given capabilities and the strong limitations, as well as the current trends and future perspectives of electronic voting technologies, with emphasis in security and privacy. Secure Electronic Voting includes state-of-the-art material on existing and emerging electronic and Internet voting technologies, which may eventually lead to the development of adequately secure e-voting systems. This book also includes an overview of the legal framework with respect to voting, a description of the user requirements for the development of a secure e-voting system, and a discussion on the relevant technical and social concerns. Secure Electronic Voting includes, also, three case studies on the use and evaluation of e-voting systems in three different real world environments.

Author : N. Kersting,H. Baldersheim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230523531

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Electronic Voting and Democracy by N. Kersting,H. Baldersheim Pdf

Electronic and internet voting has become increasingly widespread in recent years, but which countries are the leaders of the movement and who lags behind? Is the digital divide likely to present a permanent challenge to electronic democracy? What are the experiences with regard to online voting, and what are the arguments for and against? Electronic Voting and Democracy examines these issues and the contexts in which they are played out, such as problems of legitimacy and the practical considerations that have driven some countries toward electronic voting faster than others.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309476478

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Securing the Vote by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology Pdf

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Author : Fernando Mendez,Alexander H. Trechsel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134333028

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The European Union and E-Voting (Electronic Voting) by Fernando Mendez,Alexander H. Trechsel Pdf

This is the first book to systematically evaluate e-voting from the wider European perspective. It focuses on the European experience, thereby raising key issues at the heart of the social sciences, legal scholarship and technology studies in a penetrating and interdisciplinary manner. It coincides with a crucial juncture for European integration in which the Convention on the Future of Europe and the 2004 Intergovernmental Conference will discuss measures to further democratize the EU.

Author : Council of Europe. Committee of Ministers
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287156352

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Legal, Operational and Technical Standards for E-voting by Council of Europe. Committee of Ministers Pdf

This recommendation is the first international legal instrument to deal with e-voting. It is in three main parts: the first lays out the common legal standards that comply with the fundamental principles of universal, free, equal and secret suffrage; the second covers operational standards; the third lays out the technical requirements for accessibility, interoperability and security of the vote.

Author : Aviel David Rubin
Publisher : Crown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780767924009

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Brave New Ballot by Aviel David Rubin Pdf

Democracy has never been more vulnerable. The problem is right here in America. How to Sabotage an Election Become an election judge and carry a refrigerator magnet in your pocket Program every fifth vote to automatically record for your candidate Bury your hacked code Avi Rubin, a computer scientist at Johns Hopkins and a specialist in systems security knows something the rest of us don’t. Maybe we suspected it, maybe we’ve thought it, but we didn’t have proof. Until now. The electronic voting machines being used in 37 states are vulnerable to tampering, and because the manufacturers are not required to reveal—even to the government—how they operate, voters will never know if their votes are recorded accurately. Follow Rubin on his quest to wake America up to the fact that the irregularities in the 2004 elections might not have been accidents; that there are simple solutions that election commissions are willfully ignoring; that if you voted on an electronic machine, there’s a chance you didn’t vote the way you wanted to. Learn what you can do the next time you vote to make sure that your vote is counted. Imagine for a moment that you live in a country where nobody is sure how most of the votes are counted, and there’s no reliable record for performing a recount. Imagine that machines count the votes, but nobody knows how they work. Now imagine if somebody found out that the machines were vulnerable to attack, but the agencies that operate them won’t take the steps to make them safe. If you live in America, you don’t need to imagine anything. This is the reality of electronic voting in our country. Avi Rubin is a computer scientist at Johns Hopkins University and a specialist in systems security. He and a team of researchers studied the code that operates the machines now used in 37 states and discovered the following terrifying facts: The companies hired to test the election equipment for federal certification did not study the code that operates the machines and the election commissions employed no computer security analysts. All votes are recorded on a single removable card similar to the one in a digital camera. There is no way to determine if the card or the code that operates the machine has been tampered with. It’s very easy to program a machine to change votes. There’s no way to determine if that has happened. There were enough irregularities with the electronic voting machines used throughout the 2004 election to make anyone think twice about using them again. Avi Rubin has testified at Congressional hearings trying to alert the government that it has put our democracy at risk by relying so heavily on voting machines without taking the proper precautions. As he has waged this battle, he has been attacked, undermined, and defamed by a prominent manufacturer. His job has been threatened, but he won’t give up until every citizen understands that at this moment, our democracy hangs in the balance. There are simple solutions and, before you vote in the next election, Rubin wants you to know your rights. If you don’t know them and you use an electronic voting machine, you may not be voting at all.