http://vote.caltech.edu/drupal/taxonomy/term/248 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://vote.caltech.edu/drupal/node/140 <p>This study presents and analyzes the results of a survey among the electorate of the Estonian parliamentary elections held on 4 March 2007. The primary focus of the analysis lies on the newly introduced possibility of voting via the Internet in these elections. The application of this pioneering voting channel gave the elections an exclusive character and provoked enormous attention in the political as well as in the scientific community. The use of e-voting in the Estonian parliamentary elections is a remarkable world-première: for the first time an electorate could vote over the Internet in elections of a national parliament. Overall, 30.275 voters have used the possibility of e-voting, which corresponds to 5.4 percent of the participating voters.</p> Convenience Voting Council of Europe Election Management Estonia Europe European University Institute Internet Voting Estonia Parliamentary 2007 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:29:36 -0700 admin 140 at http://vote.caltech.edu/drupal http://vote.caltech.edu/drupal/node/120 <p>Several countries have conducted Internet voting trials in binding public elections over the past decade, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These trials have been conducted at the local and regional levels of government, targeting specific populations of voters. However, Estonia—a former Soviet republic and now a full member of the European Union—has advanced the farthest in deploying Internet voting. Since 2000, Estonia has conducted two national elections in which all voters could use Internet voting. The first election, in October 2005, was for local offices and the second election, in March 2007, was a national parliamentary election. In this article, we discuss the context for the Estonian experience in deploying Internet voting. We focus on how the Estonians have systematically addressed the legal and technical considerations required to make Internet voting a functioning voting platform, as well as the political and cultural framework that promoted this innovation. Using data from our own qualitative and quantitative studies of the Estonian experience, we consider who voted over the Internet in these elections, and the political implications of the voting platform. Finally, we consider the lessons that other countries can learn from the Estonian experience.</p> Convenience Voting Estonia Internet Voting Survey Voter Participation Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:25:59 -0700 admin 120 at http://vote.caltech.edu/drupal