Internet-based and open source: How e-voting works around the globe Despite much of the hoopla (and hundreds of millions of dollars spent) surrounding e-voting over the last decade, there seems to be a considerable amount of evidence against putting too much faith in a system that can't be verified. Approximately 25 percent of all US citizens will use paperless and electronic voting machines to cast their ballots on November 6 (or is that 8th?). Around the world though, these percentages don't hold. An increasing number of countries are beginning to tackle e-voting with gusto. Estonia, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, Australia, India, Canada, and a handful of other countries have all held elections through the use of electronic voting machines in recent years. E-voting seems like the natural progression of things (and we do "e" many other things and systems) but when it comes down to deciding a country's future and who takes power, it seems we don't quite trust these systems. A paper ballot still seems to provide a safer feeling.... or does it? See http://ift.tt/2fIntpY
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