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🗳️📲 Estonia and Switzerland are both e-voting pioneers. In practice, both countries have chosen different approaches. While e-voting in Switzerland is still in trial operation, in Estonia all eligible voters have been permitted to take part in votes electronically for over 18 years. In Estonia, in the parliamentary elections more than half of votes were received electronically this year for the first time. In Switzerland, e-voting was possible for only 1.2% of those eligible to vote in the national elections. The Swiss are open to electronic voting: around 19% of votes in the e-voting cantons of BS, SG and TG were received electronically in autumn 2023. More differences (and also similarities) can be seen in the infographic below. ⬇️ We asked Arne Koitmäe, Head of the Estonian State Election Office, about e-voting's recipe for success in Estonia: "It is the trust in the system, which has grown over the years. It is also much more convenient to vote online than to go to an election office on voting day. Not least of all, many government services in Estonia are digitized. People have grown accustomed to using government services online." 🔒 Security also takes top priority when it comes to e-voting in Estonia. Estonia allows election observations while Switzerland is committed to complete verifiability of the system. Want to discover the other differences? Read the full interview now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e27CciYJ

🗳️📲 Estonia and Switzerland are both e-voting pioneers. In practice, both countries have chosen different approaches. While e-voting in Switzerland is still in trial operation, in Estonia all eligible voters have been permitted to take part in votes electronically for over 18 years. In Estonia, in the parliamentary elections more than half of votes were received electronically this year for the first time. In Switzerland, e-voting was possible for only 1.2% of those eligible to vote in the national elections. The Swiss are open to electronic voting: around 19% of votes in the e-voting cantons of BS, SG and TG were received electronically in autumn 2023. More differences (and also similarities) can be seen in the infographic below. ⬇️ We asked Arne Koitmäe, Head of the Estonian State Election Office, about e-voting's recipe for success in Estonia: "It is the trust in the system, which has grown over the years. It is also much more convenient to vote online than to go to an election office on voting day. Not least of all, many government services in Estonia are digitized. People have grown accustomed to using government services online." 🔒 Security also takes top priority when it comes to e-voting in Estonia. Estonia allows election observations while Switzerland is committed to complete verifiability of the system. Want to discover the other differences? Read the full interview now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/efttnbBc

🗳️📲 Estonia and Switzerland are both e-voting pioneers. In practice, both countries have chosen different approaches. While e-voting in Switzerland is still in trial operation, in Estonia all eligible voters have been permitted to take part in votes electronically for over 18 years. In Estonia, in the parliamentary elections more than half of votes were received electronically this year for the first time. In Switzerland, e-voting was possible for only 1.2% of those eligible to vote in the national elections. The Swiss are open to electronic voting: around 19% of votes in the e-voting cantons of BS, SG and TG were received electronically in autumn 2023. More differences (and also similarities) can be seen in the infographic below. ⬇️ We asked Arne Koitmäe, Head of the Estonian State Election Office, about e-voting's recipe for success in Estonia: "It is the trust in the system, which has grown over the years. It is also much more convenient to vote online than to go to an election office on voting day. Not least of all, many government services in Estonia are digitized. People have grown accustomed to using government services online." 🔒 Security also takes top priority when it comes to e-voting in Estonia. Estonia allows election observations while Switzerland is committed to complete verifiability of the system. Want to discover the other differences? Read the full interview now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eKsXWWtK

🗳️📲 Estonia and Switzerland are both e-voting pioneers. In practice, both countries have chosen different approaches. While e-voting in Switzerland is still in trial operation, in Estonia all eligible voters have been permitted to take part in votes electronically for over 18 years. In Estonia, in the parliamentary elections more than half of votes were received electronically this year for the first time. In Switzerland, e-voting was possible for only 1.2% of those eligible to vote in the national elections. The Swiss are open to electronic voting: around 19% of votes in the e-voting cantons of BS, SG and TG were received electronically in autumn 2023. More differences (and also similarities) can be seen in the infographic below. ⬇️ We asked Arne Koitmäe, Head of the Estonian State Election Office, about e-voting's recipe for success in Estonia: "It is the trust in the system, which has grown over the years. It is also much more convenient to vote online than to go to an election office on voting day. Not least of all, many government services in Estonia are digitized. People have grown accustomed to using government services online." 🔒 Security also takes top priority when it comes to e-voting in Estonia. Estonia allows election observations while Switzerland is committed to complete verifiability of the system. Want to discover the other differences? Read the full interview now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/es_n-kje

🗳️📲 Estonia and Switzerland are both e-voting pioneers. In practice, both countries have chosen different approaches. While e-voting in Switzerland is still in trial operation, in Estonia all eligible voters have been permitted to take part in votes electronically for over 18 years. In Estonia, in the parliamentary elections more than half of votes were received electronically this year for the first time. In Switzerland, e-voting was possible for only 1.2% of those eligible to vote in the national elections. The Swiss are open to electronic voting: around 19% of votes in the e-voting cantons of BS, SG and TG were received electronically in autumn 2023. More differences (and also similarities) can be seen in the infographic below. ⬇️ We asked Arne Koitmäe, Head of the Estonian State Election Office, about e-voting's recipe for success in Estonia: "It is the trust in the system, which has grown over the years. It is also much more convenient to vote online than to go to an election office on voting day. Not least of all, many government services in Estonia are digitized. People have grown accustomed to using government services online." 🔒 Security also takes top priority when it comes to e-voting in Estonia. Estonia allows election observations while Switzerland is committed to complete verifiability of the system. Want to discover the other differences? Read the full interview now ➡️

🗳️📲 Estonia and Switzerland are both e-voting pioneers. In practice, both countries have chosen different approaches. While e-voting in Switzerland is still in trial operation, in Estonia all eligible voters have been permitted to take part in votes electronically for over 18 years. In Estonia, in the parliamentary elections more than half of votes were received electronically this year for the first time. In Switzerland, e-voting was possible for only 1.2% of those eligible to vote in the national elections. The Swiss are open to electronic voting: around 19% of votes in the e-voting cantons of BS, SG and TG were received electronically in autumn 2023. More differences (and also similarities) can be seen in the infographic below. ⬇️ We asked Arne Koitmäe, Head of the Estonian State Election Office, about e-voting's recipe for success in Estonia: "It is the trust in the system, which has grown over the years. It is also much more convenient to vote online than to go to an election office on voting day. Not least of all, many government services in Estonia are digitized. People have grown accustomed to using government services online." 🔒 Security also takes top priority when it comes to e-voting in Estonia. Estonia allows election observations while Switzerland is committed to complete verifiability of the system. Want to discover the other differences? Read the full interview now ➡️

Coming your way for the #presidentialelection - more polling stations serving residents, and a new stamp to help voters mark their choices on ballot papers. Voters will also have new convenient ways to check the queue status at polling stations, such as via the QR code on their poll cards. The Elections Department (ELD) said these improvements drew on lessons learnt from the 2020 General Election. In 2020, ELD had to debunk false claims on Polling Day itself that the then new self-inking X-Pens provided at polling booths did not stamp properly, and that this would render many votes invalid. Also, some kinks the ELD uncovered during a postal voting trial with about 160 overseas Singaporeans in March: ✉ Some return envelopes it received did not bear a postmark. The mark is necessary to ensure the vote was cast before the results of the local vote counts are known. ✉ Some return envelopes from certain regions or countries also took a longer time to reach Singapore. 🖊 Some signatures submitted during registration could not be readily matched by the Signature Scanning and Verification System (SSVS) machine. For example, signature images were blurred, or signatures were made on sheets of paper that were crumpled, lined or not white. ELD suggested that postal voters in certain regions or countries should consider affixing postal stamps on their return envelopes to help ensure their envelopes are postmarked. These locations are: - Middle Eastern countries: Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates - Oceania countries: Australia, New Zealand - South-east Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam - Others: Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Ghana, India, South Korea, Taiwan. The Straits Times Yan Han Goh #voting #elections #singapore #president

Hungary’s current government distances itself from the European Union. But young people share a different mindset. 🗞 Correspondent Helen Womack reports on what young people in Hungary think about the upcoming European elections. 🔗 Link to full article: https://lnkd.in/esPm-wmb #whyvote #hungary #europe ********************************** 💡 News Decoder’s Wh-Y Vote? series sheds light on how young people across the European Union feel about the upcoming election. What influence do they believe the EU has on their lives? Why are young people voting or not voting? What are the issues driving them to or away from the polling station? 📰 Correspondents reporting from France, Denmark, Hungary, Latvia and Poland have sought the views of young voters and non-voters as well as election experts in their respective countries and, over the course of five articles, will paint a nuanced and candid portrait of the state of the youth vote in the run up to polling day. Wh-Y Vote? 2024 is funded by the European Union (European Cultural Foundation & Display Europe). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. #whyvote #useyourvote #europeanelections

Last Sunday in Finland, the second round of the presidential elections was held, where Alexander Stubb (National Coalition Party) and Pekka Haavisto (people's movement/Green Party) were the contenders. 2nd round voter turnout was over 70 percent, and the election debate was civilized and respectful towards one another. In these divisive times, it was pleasant to witness initially nine and eventually two candidates discussing the core duties of the president, such as foreign and security policy, and the value bases they represent, without resorting to quarreling, below-the-belt hits, or constant opposition. The media branded the elections as dull, but the voter turnout in the first round (about 75%) suggests otherwise. Frankly, I do not believe that voters long for constant and divisive confrontation and an inability to discuss common issues constructively. Journalists, of course, get frustrated when juicy headlines are hard to come by and consequently seek out conflicts in election panels intentionally. However, citizens appreciated the civilized and substantive discussion, which was also reflected in the voter turnout. As an example of civilized behavior, the election winner Alexander Stubb appeared side by side with the runner-up Pekka Haavisto in front of the media. They shook hands, congratulated, and thanked each other. An even more touching example of respectful politics was the act of the election winner and the future President of the Republic, Alexander Stubb (EPP). After the joint media event of the candidates, he first went to the election watch party of the defeated Pekka Haavisto (Greens / European Free Alliance) and his supporters. There, he thanked Haavisto and his supporters for a good and fair electoral fight, expressed his great appreciation for his opponent, and hoped that they could collaborate in the future to promote the peace work that Haavisto, in particular, has experience in. Only after this did he move on to celebrate the electoral victory with his own supporters. Such small gestures and acts are key ways to unite the nation. And, unfortunately, such small gestures and acts are all too rare in politics in Western countries. I would find it a small miracle to see something like this happen in the USA or even in many European countries. But for us Finns, this is important - bringing the people together after an election that could possibly divide the nation. This can be achieved even during these difficult times. #Democracy can prevail, if we so choose. #presidentialelection #democracy European Movement International

🗳️ 🌏 Have you ever participated in an election while living in a different country? How difficult or easy was it? Were you able to cast your vote online, or even just register for the election digitally? Voting from abroad would seem like the obvious use case for i-voting. The reality is often a mix of digital and analogue. Read about 5 examples from upcoming elections: https://lnkd.in/eGF7kmdW