Online Voting System Essay

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According to the study of TaavUnt et al., voting in elections over the internet is almost the future mode of political participation. It will bring unprecedented agility to the voting process and it is also time-saving to the citizens. Even though it is advantageous to the people involved, it may also affect the nature of how we vote. There are two aspects that may change in using an internet voting. The first one is the election administrator can only provide a secure voting solution but it cannot control the environmentof the person who is voting because the ability of the voter to choose who he wants may vary to his surroundings or to the people around him. The second one is voting online can cause elections to become less social. If the …show more content…

Every country uses different unique ideas to solve the electronic voting problems. If before, we uses electronic ballot reading devices now it transforms into a ballot boxes installed in a polling stations. Another type of electronic voting system is Internet Voting. Internet voting allows the voters to vote with the help of internet connection. Internet voting attracted very few countries, which is now using it as a system for their voting process. Electronic voting is gaining some attention during the past few years. Nowadays, there is a great deal of interest in electronic solutions (e-solutions). There are two practical reasons for the interest in electronic voting solutions. The first one is the system can help solve problems with domestic election systems such as lacking flexibility with respect to time frame. Also not all voters have a physical accessibility to the polling stations that can be the cause to prevent the voters or the citizens in casting their votes. The second reason for the interest in electronic voting solution, it is connected to the number of elections during the year. Many people do not usually want to visit polling stations very often. In this reason, it shows that electronic voting really benefits the people who are not able to go to polling stations and to those who do not want to visit the place (ŠILHAVÝ et al., date)

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