Increasing voter access for disabled and elderly was aim of Canadian online voting plan
Internet and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
Internet and Democracy is our section encompasses all the different ways the internet has changed or will change the election process. Many different reforms of voting have become necessary to discuss including electronic means of casting a vote, counting votes or courting votes. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents or Voting Machines.
Defending the Right to Videotape Public Meetings
I thought it was obvious that people have the right to videotape public meetings of elected officials. Just in case you were wondering, you have the right to videotape any public hearing or meeting of the City Commissioners (as long as you are unobtrusive and not disruptive).
New Laws Steadily Erode Southeast Asia Internet Freedom
Malaysia and Thailand leading steady decline in Asia internet freedom marking dramatic u-turn
Why E-Stonia Internet Voting Should be Stopped
Tech experts warn that radical E-Stonia internet voting plans are vulnerable to foul play
Local Town Using a Microsoft Tablet as Voting Machine
Accepting Microsoft tablet as voting machine is perhaps first of an inevitable cash-saving trend
Bitcoin Campaign Donations Get Federal Seal of Approval
In America, money politics is often stranger than fiction. Enter Bitcoin campaign donations
Microsoft’s Paul Allen Investing in Internet Voting
Billionaire Paul Allen is investing in internet voting firm managing US military’s unusual system
Internet Creator Calls for New Magna Carta for Web
British Sir Tim Berners-Lee who created the World Wide Web twenty-five years ago uses anniversary to call Magna Carta for web users as the basis for worldwide constitution of rights
Public Opinion Forms Amazingly Fast in Twitter Age
With aid of technology like Twitter public opinion forms amazingly quickly in country like US
Term Limits Voted Most Needed Amendment
Attempt to crowdsource the most needed Amendment to the Constitution supports election reform