Electronic Voting Worldwide: The State of the Art
Abstract
1. Introduction
- E-voting (electronic voting): A voting system that takes place at central polling locations with the same oversight and observer procedures as traditional voting but incorporates technology into one or more of the voting processes. This can include using voting machines for ballot casting, employing machines for vote counting/tabulation, or transmitting polling station results electronically to central tallying locations via the Internet.
- I-voting (internet voting): A remote electronic voting procedure that allows people to cast their votes from any location using personal devices such as computers, smartphones, or other electronic devices, rather than requiring physical presence at a polling station.
- RQ1
- What is the state of diffusion of electronic voting worldwide?
- RQ2
- What are the determinants of electronic voting adoption?
- To provide an in-depth examination of electronic voting technologies in various countries, describing the existing systems, their successes, challenges, and evolution globally;
- To provide insights into the current landscape of electronic voting technologies and identify obstacles to their adoption;
- To analyze the relevance of socio-economic indicators as determinants of electronic voting adoption.
2. Related Literature
- Ballot casting, when technology is introduced for casting the vote through voting machines;
- Tabulation, when machines are used in the counting process;
- Transmission, when voting operations are conducted traditionally but the results of polling stations are sent via the Internet to the central tallying location.
3. Worldwide Adoption of E-Voting and I-Voting
3.1. Overall View
3.2. E-Voting Adoption
3.2.1. North and Central America
3.2.2. South America
3.2.3. Europe
3.2.4. Africa
3.2.5. Asia
3.3. I-Voting Adoption for Special Classes of Citizens
3.3.1. North America
3.3.2. South America
3.3.3. Europe
3.3.4. Asia
3.3.5. Oceania
3.4. I-Voting Adoption for All Citizens
3.4.1. North America
3.4.2. Europe
3.4.3. Asia
3.5. E-Voting Abandonment
3.5.1. South America
3.5.2. Europe
3.5.3. Asia
3.6. Security Measures Overview
4. Determinants of Electronic Voting Adoption
- Surface;
- Population;
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
- Democracy Index;
- Internet usage.
- A three-class classifier;
- A cascade of two-class classifiers.
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Code | DI | Population | GDP p.c. | (sq Km) | I.u.% | E-Voting Type |
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Afghanistan | AFG | 0.25 | 42,647,492 | 413.8 | 652,860 | 17.7 | NO |
Albania | ALB | 6.2 | 2,714,617 | 10,011.6 | 28,750 | 83.1 | e-voting |
Algeria | DZA | 3.55 | 46,814,308 | 5631.2 | 2,381,741 | 76.9 | NO |
Angola | AGO | 4.05 | 37,885,849 | 2122.1 | 1,246,700 | 44.8 | NO |
Argentina | ARG | 6.51 | 45,696,159 | 13,858.2 | 2,780,400 | 89.2 | e-voting |
Armenia | ARM | 5.35 | 3,033,500 | 8500.6 | 29,740 | 80.0 | i-voting |
Australia | AUS | 8.85 | 27,204,809 | 64,407.5 | 7,741,220 | 97.1 | i-voting |
Austria | AUT | 8.28 | 9,178,482 | 56,833.2 | 83,879 | 94.9 | NO |
Azerbaijan | AZE | 2.8 | 10,202,850 | 7283.8 | 86,600 | 89.0 | NO |
Bahrain | BHR | 2.45 | 1,588,670 | 30,048.2 | 790 | 100.0 | NO |
Bangladesh | BGD | 4.44 | 173,562,364 | 2593.4 | 147,570 | 44.5 | e-voting |
Belarus | BLR | 1.99 | 9,133,712 | 8316.6 | 207,630 | 91.5 | NO |
Belgium | BEL | 7.64 | 11,876,844 | 55,954.6 | 30,689 | 94.6 | e-voting |
Benin | BEN | 4.44 | 14,462,724 | 1485.4 | 114,760 | 32.2 | NO |
Bhutan | BTN | 5.65 | 791,524 | 3839.4 | 38,390 | 88.4 | e-voting |
Bolivia | BOL | 4.26 | 12,413,315 | 4001.2 | 1,098,580 | 70.2 | NO |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | 5.06 | 3,164,253 | 8957.4 | 51,210 | 83.4 | NO |
Botswana | BWA | 7.63 | 2,521,139 | 7695.2 | 581,730 | 81.4 | NO |
Brazil | BRA | 6.49 | 211,998,573 | 10,280.3 | 8,510,418 | 84.2 | e-voting |
Bulgaria | BGR | 6.34 | 6,444,366 | 17,412.4 | 111,000 | 80.4 | e-voting |
Burkina Faso | BFA | 2.55 | 23,548,781 | 987.3 | 274,200 | 17.0 | NO |
Burundi | BDI | 2.13 | 14,047,786 | 153.9 | 27,830 | 11.1 | NO |
Cambodia | KHM | 2.94 | 17,638,801 | 2627.9 | 181,040 | 60.7 | NO |
Cameroon | CMR | 2.56 | 29,123,744 | 1762.4 | 475,440 | 41.9 | NO |
Canada | CAN | 8.69 | 41,288,599 | 54,282.6 | 15,634,410 | 94.0 | i-voting |
Cape Verde | CPV | 7.58 | 524,877 | 5272.9 | 4030 | 73.5 | NO |
Central African Republic | CAF | 1.18 | 5,330,690 | 516.2 | 622,980 | 7.5 | NO |
Chad | TCD | 1.89 | 20,299,123 | 1016.1 | 1,284,000 | 13.2 | NO |
Chile | CHL | 7.83 | 19,764,771 | 16,709.9 | 756,700 | 94.5 | NO |
China | CHN | 2.11 | 1,408,975,000 | 13,303.1 | 9,562,910 | 77.5 | NO |
Colombia | COL | 6.35 | 52,886,363 | 7914.0 | 1,140,619 | 77.3 | NO |
Comoros | COM | 2.84 | 866,628 | 1784.1 | 1861 | 35.7 | NO |
Congo | COG | 1.92 | 6,332,961 | 2482.2 | 342,000 | 38.4 | e-voting |
Costa Rica | CRI | 8.29 | 5,129,910 | 18,587.2 | 51,100 | 85.4 | NO |
Cote d’Ivoire | CIV | 4.22 | 31,934,230 | 2709.9 | 322,460 | 40.7 | NO |
Croatia | HRV | 6.5 | 3,866,300 | 23,931.5 | 88,070 | 83.2 | NO |
Cuba | CUB | 2.58 | 10,979,783 | 9605.3 | 109,880 | 71.3 | NO |
Cyprus | CYP | 7.38 | 1,358,282 | 38,654.2 | 9250 | 91.2 | NO |
Czechia | CZE | 8.08 | 10,882,164 | 31,706.6 | 78,872 | 86.0 | NO |
Democratic Republic of Congo | COD | 2.79 | 109,276,265 | 647.4 | 2,344,860 | 30.5 | NO |
Denmark | DNK | 9.28 | 5,976,992 | 71,851.8 | 42,920 | 99.8 | NO |
Djibouti | DJI | 2.7 | 1,168,722 | 3496.5 | 23,200 | 65.0 | NO |
Dominican Republic | DOM | 6.62 | 11,427,557 | 10,875.7 | 146,840 | 84.6 | e-voting |
East Timor | TLS | 7.03 | 1,400,638 | 1343.1 | 14,870 | 34.0 | NO |
Ecuador | ECU | 5.24 | 18,135,478 | 6874.7 | 256,370 | 77.2 | i-voting |
Egypt | EGY | 2.79 | 116,538,258 | 3338.5 | 1,001,450 | 72.7 | NO |
El Salvador | SLV | 4.61 | 6,338,193 | 5579.7 | 21,040 | 67.7 | NO |
Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | 1.92 | 1,892,516 | 6745.4 | 28,050 | 60.4 | NO |
Eritrea | ERI | 1.97 | 3,535,603 | 121,630 | 20.0 | NO | |
Estonia | EST | 8.13 | 1,371,986 | 31,170.1 | 45,340 | 93.2 | i-voting |
Eswatini | SWZ | 2.6 | 1,242,822 | 3936.1 | 17,360 | 57.6 | NO |
Ethiopia | ETH | 3.24 | 132,059,767 | 1011.1 | 1,136,240 | 16.7 | NO |
Fiji | FJI | 5.39 | 928,784 | 6288.4 | 18,270 | 79.3 | NO |
Finland | FIN | 9.3 | 5,637,214 | 53,188.6 | 338,470 | 93.5 | NO |
France | FRA | 7.99 | 68,516,699 | 46,150.5 | 549,087 | 86.8 | i-voting |
Gabon | GAB | 2.18 | 2,538,952 | 8218.8 | 267,670 | 71.9 | NO |
Gambia | GMB | 4.47 | 2,759,988 | 908.5 | 11,300 | 45.9 | NO |
Georgia | GEO | 4.7 | 3,673,850 | 9193.7 | 69,700 | 81.9 | NO |
Germany | DEU | 8.73 | 83,510,950 | 55,800.2 | 357,600 | 93.5 | NO |
Ghana | GHA | 6.24 | 34,427,414 | 2405.8 | 238,533 | 69.9 | NO |
Greece | GRC | 8.07 | 10,388,805 | 24,752.1 | 131,960 | 85.0 | NO |
Guatemala | GTM | 4.55 | 18,406,359 | 6150.0 | 108,890 | 56.1 | NO |
Guinea | GIN | 2.04 | 14,754,785 | 1717.0 | 245,860 | 26.5 | NO |
Guinea-Bissau | GNB | 2.03 | 2,201,352 | 963.0 | 36,130 | 32.5 | NO |
Guyana | GUY | 6.11 | 831,087 | 29,883.6 | 214,970 | 81.7 | NO |
Haiti | HTI | 2.74 | 11,772,557 | 2142.6 | 27,750 | 39.3 | NO |
Honduras | HND | 4.98 | 10,825,703 | 3426.4 | 112,490 | 58.3 | NO |
Hong Kong | HKG | 5.09 | 7,524,100 | 54,107.0 | 1,110 | 96.0 | NO |
Hungary | HUN | 6.51 | 9,562,314 | 23,310.8 | 93,030 | 91.5 | NO |
Iceland | ISL | 9.38 | 404,610 | 82,703.9 | 103,000 | 99.8 | NO |
India | IND | 7.29 | 1,450,935,791 | 2696.7 | 3,287,260 | 55.9 | e-voting |
Indonesia | IDN | 6.44 | 283,487,931 | 4925.4 | 1,916,907 | 69.2 | NO |
Iran | IRN | 1.96 | 91,567,738 | 4771.4 | 1,745,150 | 79.6 | e-voting |
Iraq | IRQ | 2.8 | 46,042,015 | 6073.6 | 435,050 | 81.7 | e-voting |
Ireland | IRL | 9.19 | 5,380,257 | 107,316.3 | 70,280 | 96.5 | NO |
Israel | ISR | 7.8 | 9,974,400 | 54,176.7 | 22,070 | 87.0 | NO |
Italy | ITA | 7.58 | 58,986,023 | 40,226.0 | 302,070 | 87.0 | NO |
Jamaica | JAM | 6.74 | 2,839,175 | 7019.7 | 10,990 | 83.4 | NO |
Japan | JPN | 8.48 | 123,975,371 | 32,475.9 | 377,969 | 87.0 | NO |
Jordan | JOR | 3.28 | 11,552,876 | 4618.1 | 89,318 | 92.5 | NO |
Kazakhstan | KAZ | 3.08 | 20,592,571 | 14,005.3 | 2,724,902 | 92.9 | NO |
Kenya | KEN | 5.05 | 56,432,944 | 2206.1 | 580,370 | 35.0 | NO |
Kuwait | KWT | 2.78 | 4,973,861 | 32,213.9 | 17,820 | 99.7 | NO |
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 3.52 | 7,224,614 | 2419.3 | 199,950 | 88.5 | e-voting |
Laos | LAO | 1.71 | 7,769,819 | 2124.0 | 236,800 | 63.6 | NO |
Latvia | LVA | 7.66 | 1,862,441 | 23,367.6 | 64,590 | 92.2 | NO |
Lebanon | LBN | 3.56 | 5,805,962 | 3477.7 | 10,450 | 83.5 | NO |
Lesotho | LSO | 6.06 | 2,337,423 | 971.8 | 30,360 | 48.0 | NO |
Liberia | LBR | 5.57 | 5,612,817 | 846.3 | 111,370 | 23.5 | NO |
Libya | LBY | 2.31 | 7,381,023 | 6318.4 | 1,759,540 | 88.5 | NO |
Lithuania | LTU | 7.59 | 2,888,055 | 29,386.3 | 65,286 | 88.5 | NO |
Luxembourg | LUX | 8.88 | 677,717 | 137,516.6 | 2590 | 98.8 | NO |
Madagascar | MDG | 5.33 | 31,964,956 | 545.0 | 587,295 | 20.4 | NO |
Malawi | MWI | 5.85 | 21,655,286 | 508.4 | 118,480 | 18.0 | NO |
Malaysia | MYS | 7.11 | 35,557,673 | 11,867.3 | 330,411 | 97.7 | NO |
Mali | MLI | 2.4 | 24,478,595 | 1086.2 | 1,240,190 | 35.1 | NO |
Malta | MLT | 7.93 | 574,346 | 42,347.3 | 320 | 92.1 | NO |
Mauritania | MRT | 3.96 | 5,169,395 | 2082.8 | 1,030,700 | 37.4 | NO |
Mauritius | MUS | 8.23 | 1,259,509 | 11,871.7 | 2010 | 79.5 | NO |
Mexico | MEX | 5.32 | 130,861,007 | 14,157.9 | 1,964,375 | 81.2 | i-voting |
Moldova | MDA | 6.04 | 2,389,275 | 7617.5 | 33,850 | 80.2 | NO |
Mongolia | MNG | 6.53 | 3,524,788 | 6691.5 | 1,564,116 | 83.0 | e-voting |
Montenegro | MNE | 6.73 | 623,831 | 12,935.5 | 13,810 | 89.8 | NO |
Morocco | MAR | 4.97 | 38,081,173 | 3993.4 | 446,550 | 91.0 | NO |
Mozambique | MOZ | 3.38 | 34,631,766 | 647.3 | 799,380 | 19.8 | NO |
Myanmar | MMR | 0.96 | 54,500,091 | 1359.3 | 676,590 | 58.5 | NO |
Namibia | NAM | 6.48 | 3,030,131 | 4413.1 | 824,290 | 64.4 | e-voting |
Nepal | NPL | 4.6 | 29,651,054 | 1447.3 | 147,180 | 55.8 | NO |
Netherlands | NLD | 9.0 | 17,994,237 | 68,218.7 | 41,540 | 97.0 | NO |
New Zealand | NZL | 9.61 | 5,338,500 | 48,747.0 | 267,710 | 96.2 | i-voting |
Nicaragua | NIC | 2.09 | 6,916,140 | 2847.5 | 130,370 | 58.2 | NO |
Niger | NER | 2.26 | 27,032,412 | 722.7 | 1,267,000 | 23.2 | NO |
Nigeria | NGA | 4.16 | 232,679,478 | 806.9 | 923,770 | 39.2 | NO |
North Korea | PRK | 1.08 | 26,498,823 | 120,540 | 0.0 | NO | |
North Macedonia | MKD | 6.28 | 1,792,179 | 9310.0 | 25,710 | 87.2 | NO |
Norway | NOR | 9.81 | 5,572,272 | 86,809.7 | 624,500 | 99.0 | i-voting |
Oman | OMN | 3.05 | 5,281,538 | 20,248.4 | 309,500 | 95.3 | i-voting |
Pakistan | PAK | 2.84 | 251,269,164 | 1484.7 | 796,100 | 27.4 | i-voting |
Palestine | PSE | 3.44 | 5,289,152 | 2592.3 | 6025 | 86.6 | NO |
Panama | PAN | 6.84 | 4,515,577 | 19,102.9 | 75,320 | 78.0 | i-voting |
Papua New Guinea | PNG | 5.97 | 10,576,502 | 3076.5 | 462,840 | 24.1 | NO |
Paraguay | PRY | 5.92 | 6,929,153 | 6416.1 | 406,752 | 78.1 | e-voting |
Peru | PER | 5.69 | 34,217,848 | 8452.4 | 1,285,220 | 79.5 | e-voting |
Philippines | PHL | 6.63 | 115,843,670 | 3984.8 | 300,000 | 83.8 | e-voting |
Poland | POL | 7.4 | 36,554,707 | 25,022.7 | 312,720 | 86.4 | NO |
Portugal | PRT | 8.08 | 10,701,636 | 28,844.5 | 92,230 | 85.8 | NO |
Qatar | QAT | 3.17 | 2,857,822 | 76,275.9 | 11,490 | 99.7 | NO |
Romania | ROU | 5.99 | 19,069,340 | 20,072.4 | 238,400 | 89.2 | NO |
Russia | RUS | 2.03 | 143,533,851 | 14,889.0 | 17,098,250 | 92.2 | i-voting |
Rwanda | RWA | 3.34 | 14,256,567 | 999.7 | 26,340 | 34.2 | NO |
Saudi Arabia | SAU | 2.08 | 35,300,280 | 35,057.2 | 2,149,690 | 100.0 | NO |
Senegal | SEN | 5.93 | 18,501,984 | 1744.0 | 196,710 | 60.6 | NO |
Serbia | SRB | 6.26 | 6,587,202 | 13,523.7 | 84,990 | 85.4 | NO |
Sierra Leone | SLE | 4.32 | 8,642,022 | 873.4 | 72,300 | 20.6 | NO |
Singapore | SGP | 6.18 | 6,036,860 | 90,674.1 | 728 | 94.3 | NO |
Slovakia | SVK | 7.21 | 5,422,069 | 26,147.9 | 49,030 | 89.8 | NO |
Slovenia | SVN | 7.82 | 2,126,324 | 34,089.4 | 20,480 | 90.4 | NO |
South Africa | ZAF | 7.16 | 64,007,187 | 6253.4 | 1,219,090 | 75.7 | NO |
South Korea | KOR | 7.75 | 51,751,065 | 33,121.4 | 100,440 | 97.4 | NO |
Spain | ESP | 8.13 | 48,807,137 | 35,297.0 | 505,978 | 95.4 | NO |
Sri Lanka | LKA | 6.19 | 21,916,000 | 4515.6 | 65,610 | 51.2 | NO |
Sudan | SDN | 1.46 | 50,448,963 | 989.3 | 1,878,000 | 26.4 | NO |
Suriname | SUR | 6.79 | 634,431 | 7430.7 | 163,820 | 78.4 | NO |
Sweden | SWE | 9.39 | 10,569,709 | 57,723.2 | 528,860 | 95.7 | NO |
Switzerland | CHE | 9.32 | 9,034,102 | 103,669.9 | 41,291 | 97.3 | i-voting |
Syria | SYR | 1.32 | 24,672,760 | 847.4 | 185,180 | 34.7 | NO |
Taiwan | TWN | 8.78 | 91.0 | NO | |||
Tajikistan | TJK | 1.83 | 10,590,927 | 1341.2 | 141,379 | 56.8 | NO |
Tanzania | TZA | 5.2 | 68,560,157 | 1185.7 | 947,300 | 29.1 | NO |
Thailand | THA | 6.27 | 71,668,011 | 7345.1 | 513,120 | 89.5 | NO |
Togo | TGO | 2.99 | 9,515,236 | 1043.1 | 56,790 | 37.0 | NO |
Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 7.09 | 1,368,333 | 19,314.7 | 5130 | 84.7 | NO |
Tunisia | TUN | 4.71 | 12,277,109 | 4350.4 | 163,610 | 72.4 | NO |
Turkey | TUR | 4.26 | 85,518,661 | 15,473.3 | 785,350 | 87.3 | NO |
Turkmenistan | TKM | 1.66 | 7,494,498 | 8571.6 | 491,209 | 21.3 | NO |
Uganda | UGA | 4.49 | 50,015,092 | 1072.7 | 241,550 | 15.3 | NO |
Ukraine | UKR | 4.9 | 37,860,221 | 5389.5 | 603,550 | 82.4 | NO |
United Arab Emirates | ARE | 3.07 | 10,876,981 | 49,377.6 | 98,648 | 100.0 | e-voting |
United Kingdom | GBR | 8.34 | 69,226,000 | 52,636.8 | 243,610 | 96.3 | i-voting |
United States | USA | 7.85 | 340,110,988 | 85,809.9 | 9,831,510 | 93.1 | i-voting |
Uruguay | URY | 8.67 | 3,386,588 | 23,906.5 | 176,220 | 89.9 | NO |
Uzbekistan | UZB | 2.1 | 36,361,859 | 3161.7 | 448,924 | 89.0 | NO |
Venezuela | VEN | 2.25 | 28,405,543 | 15,943.6 | 912,050 | 61.6 | e-voting |
Vietnam | VNM | 2.62 | 100,987,686 | 4717.3 | 331,340 | 78.1 | NO |
Yemen | YEM | 1.95 | 40,583,164 | 433.2 | 527,970 | 13.8 | NO |
Zambia | ZMB | 5.73 | 21,314,956 | 1235.1 | 752,610 | 33.0 | NO |
Zimbabwe | ZWE | 2.98 | 16,634,373 | 2656.4 | 390,760 | 38.4 | NO |
Category | Countries |
---|---|
Citizens residing abroad | Panama, Ecuador, Mexico, France, Sultanate of Oman, Australia, New Zealand |
Diplomatic personnel and military | Armenia |
Members of the House of Lords (during pandemics) | United Kingdom |
People with disabilities | Australia |
Reason | Countries |
---|---|
Lack of trust | Peru, Ireland |
No follow-up after the pilot project | Colombia, Iceland, Italy |
Supply problems | Bangladesh |
Political decision | Pakistan |
Country | Voting Type | Auth. | Paper Trail | Internet Use | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Argentina | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Armenia | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Australia | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Bangladesh | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Belgium | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Bhutan | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Brazil | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Bulgaria | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Canada | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Congo | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Dominican Republic | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Ecuador | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Estonia | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
France | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
India | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Iran | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Iraq | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Kyrgyzstan | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Mexico | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Mongolia | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Namibia | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
New Zealand | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Norway | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Oman | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Pakistan | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Panama | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Paraguay | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Peru | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Philippines | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
Russia | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Switzerland | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
United Arab Emirates | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
United Kingdom | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
United States | i-voting | Digital ID/PIN | Rarely | Yes | Used for remote voting; authentication and transparency vary. |
Venezuela | e-voting | Manual/local ID | Varies | Mostly No | Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), often offline. Security measures vary by country. |
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APA StyleFantozzi, P., Iecher, M., Laura, L., Naldi, M., & Rughetti, V. (2025). Electronic Voting Worldwide: The State of the Art. Information, 16(8), 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/info16080650