eVoting tools

Description:
Remote internet enabled voting or voting via mobile phone, providing a secure environment for casting a vote and tallying of the votes (other types of electronic voting are available, but for the purposes of this report we focus on internet voting).

eParticipation areas:

• Voting

Stage policy cycle: Voting may take place at (1) agenda setting to decide which agenda item to take forward, or possibly (3) at final decision-making.


Specials:
As stated above this varies considerably depending the security required for the type of voting. The level and type of security will depend on the type/importance of the specific voting initiative.


Channel:
In the case of this report we are concerned with remote electronic voting where the voter can cast their vote from any location with access from the internet through PCs, PDA, iDTV, mobile phone.

Evaluation:
Most evoting tools have an in built audit facility

Additions:
http://www.vvk.ee/engindex.html http://www.eucybervote.org/trials.html