Of interest to both researchers and professionals, this book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the first International Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VOTE-ID 2007, held in Germany in 2007. The 16 revised full papers here were reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in sections that include, among many others, remote electronic voting, evaluation of electronic voting systems, and electronic voting in different countries.

This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VOTE-ID 2011, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2011. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on Norwegian internet voting, voting systems I and II, prêt à voter and trivitas, and experiences.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VOTE-ID 2009, held in Luxembourg in September 2009. The 11 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. The selected papers cover a wide range of aspects of voting: proposals for high assurance voting systems, evaluation of existing systems, assessment of public response to electronic voting, and legal aspects.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed conference proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-Voting and Identity, Vote ID 2013, held in Guildford, UK, during July 17-19, 2013. The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 26 submissions. The papers include a range of works on end-to-end verifiable election systems, verifiably correct complex tallying algorithms, human perceptions of verifiability, formal models of verifiability and, of course, attacks on systems formerly advertised as verifiable.

The use of electronic voting systems has caused controversy in the media and among the general public, and has even come under the scrutiny of the law courts. it has become clear that the uncertainties surrounding the introduction of e-voting are rarely of a technical nature, but primarily raise political and societal concerns. The key issue is to ensure that the principles of free and fair elections are upheld, regardless of the voting method chosen. This handbook is written for governments and organisations considering whether or not to conduct e-voting pilot schemes and trials or to make e-voting a feature of their electoral system. it reviews relevant issues such as building and safeguarding trust in the system, The value of open-source software And The implications of a voter verifiable audit paper trail. Concrete e-voting issues are discussed in the framework of the electoral cycle. This handbook can be used as a stand-alone guide, but governments or organisations would benefit most by consulting it in conjunction with Recommendation Rec(2004)11 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on legal, operational and technical standards for e-voting

Electronic voting is often seen as a tool for making the electoral process more efficient and for increasing trust in its management. Properly implemented, e-voting solutions can increase the security of the ballot, speed up the processing of results and make voting easier. However, the challenges are considerable. If not carefully planned and designed, e-voting can undermine the confidence in the whole electoral process. Technology upgrades in elections are always challenging projects that require careful deliberation and planning. Introducing e-voting is probably the most difficult upgrade as this technology touches the core of the entire electoral process—the casting and counting of the votes. E-voting greatly reduces direct human control and influence in this process. This provides an opportunity for solving some old electoral problems, but also introduces a whole range of new concerns. Consequently, e-voting usually triggers more criticism and opposition and is more disputed than any other information technology application in elections. This Policy Paper outlines contextual factors that can influence the success of e-voting solutions and highlights the importance of considering these factors before choosing to introduce new voting technologies.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VoteID 2015, held in Bern, Switzerland, in September 2015. The 10 revised full papers presented, including one keynote and three invited talks, were carefully selected from 26 submissions. The papers deal with real-world electronic systems; advanced voting protocols; document analysis, machine-checked reasoning, e-voting system in court.

Of interest to both researchers and professionals, this book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the first International Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VOTE-ID 2007, held in Germany in 2007. The 16 revised full papers here were reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in sections that include, among many others, remote electronic voting, evaluation of electronic voting systems, and electronic voting in different countries.

Electronic and internet voting has become increasingly widespread in recent years, but which countries are the leaders of the movement and who lags behind? Is the digital divide likely to present a permanent challenge to electronic democracy? What are the experiences with regard to online voting, and what are the arguments for and against? Electronic Voting and Democracy examines these issues and the contexts in which they are played out, such as problems of legitimacy and the practical considerations that have driven some countries toward electronic voting faster than others.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on E-Voting and Identity, VOTE-ID 2009, held in Luxembourg in September 2009. The 11 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. The selected papers cover a wide range of aspects of voting: proposals for high assurance voting systems, evaluation of existing systems, assessment of public response to electronic voting, and legal aspects.