Voting Online - 9780228021254

Voting OnlineTechnology and Democracy in Municipal Elections\nAuthor(s): Nicole Goodman, Helen A. Hayes, R. Michael McGregor, Scott Pruysers, Zachary Spicer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780228021254, 978-0228021254\nSynopsis\nIn an attempt to reverse declining rates of voter participation, governments around the world are turning to electronic voting to improve the efficiency of vote counts, and increase the accessibility and equity of the voting process for electors who may face additional barriers. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified this trend.\n\nVoting Online focuses on Canada, where the technology has been widely embraced by municipal governments with one of the highest rates of use in the world. In the age of cyber elections, Canada is the only country where governments offer fully remote electronic elections and where traditional paper voting is eliminated for entire electorates. .