Online voting stories

Voter vulnerabilities: Cybersecurity risks impact national elections
Fri, 17th May 2019
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elections
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online voting
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malwarebytes
The outcome of elections have an enormous impact on the political and cultural landscape of any democratic society.

Swiss Post asks public to hack its e-voting system
Mon, 18th Feb 2019
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online voting
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security vulnerabilities
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bug bounty
Switzerland’s postal service Swiss Post is inviting keen-eyed security experts and white hats to hack its e-voting system.

AIIA says Government needs to ditch 'archaic' voting methods & switch to e-voting
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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australian government
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online voting
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aiia
Why is Australia slow at electronic voting uptake? The AIIA says that with e-voting in place, we would already know the election results by now.

Scrapping of online voting trial a 'blow to democracy'
Wed, 20th Apr 2016
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government
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online voting
“This short-sighted decision is a blow to local democracy by people clearly struggling to adapt to the digital era."

Online voting trial canned
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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government
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online voting
"Maintaining public confidence and understanding of local electoral processes is more important than trialling online voting this year.”

Online voting trial gaining traction, but who pays?
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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palmerston north city council
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online voting
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horizons regional council
Horizons Regional Council will support an online voting trial for Palmerston North and Whanganui Councils, but will not contribute to the cost.

Wellington City Council to participate in online voting trial
Wed, 16th Sep 2015
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wellington city council
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online voting
"It makes sense for us to participate in the online voting pilot."

No online voting 'major blow' to disabled Kiwis
Mon, 14th Sep 2015
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blind citizens nz
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online voting
"Imagine if you could only vote by telling someone and having them vote for you.That's what it's like for blind people and others with disabilities."