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Internet voting: Assessing accessibility in elections in the UK

by UK Engage | Apr 25, 2018 | Electronic Democracy, Voting Systems

Andy Tye, General Manager for UK Engage, discusses current voting processes and how internet voting could help make elections more accessible for people with disabilities.

Apr 25, 2018 No Comments

E-democracy: The transition from paper voting to internet voting

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by UK Engage | Apr 5, 2018 | AGM, Electronic Democracy, Voting Systems

How organisations that currently undertake voting processes using paper, can easily transition their voters to internet voting. Paper voting inherently means that the voter has either been handed a ballot (voting in person) or has been sent a paper ballot pack in the...

Apr 5, 2018 No Comments

Internet Voting: Lessons learnt from the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.

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by UK Engage | Feb 6, 2018 | Voting Systems

General Manager of UK Engage, Andy Tye, discusses electoral reform for the millennial generation, internet voting and inclusiveness for all to vote. Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the founders of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903. Their famous...

Feb 6, 2018 No Comments

Electoral Systems: What’s the Difference Between Contingent Voting and Alternative Voting Systems?

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by UK Engage | Sep 6, 2013 | Voting Systems

Contingent Voting The Contingent Vote (CV) is an electoral system used to elect a single winner. In this system the voter ranks each of the candidates in order of preference. In such an election, if no candidate receives an absolute majority of first preference votes,...

Sep 6, 2013 No Comments

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using A Proportional Representation, (PR) Electoral System?

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by UK Engage | Aug 5, 2013 | Voting Systems

Proportional representation (PR) is a term used to describe a range of electoral systems in which the distribution of seats corresponds closely with the proportion of the total votes cast for each party or individual candidate. PR offers alternatives to first past the...

Aug 5, 2013 No Comments

Voting Systems: The Supplementary Vote.

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by UK Engage | Jun 24, 2013 | Voting Systems

The Supplementary Vote (SV) is a shortened version of the Alternative Vote (AV), involving either one or two rounds of counting. The SV system is employed to elect single office-holders for a whole regional or local authority area. SV has been successfully used to...

Jun 24, 2013 No Comments

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Internet voting: Assessing accessibility in elections in the UK

E-democracy: The transition from paper voting to internet voting

Internet Voting: Lessons learnt from the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.

Electoral Systems: What’s the Difference Between Contingent Voting and Alternative Voting Systems?

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using A Proportional Representation, (PR) Electoral System?

Voting Systems: The Supplementary Vote.

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