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With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton’s emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?
If turnout had been 100% on June 23, you might be eating a croissant right now instead of protesting about Brexit. Then again, you might not.
Not voting can have serious consequences regarding the kind of society we end up living in. Disengagement can mean a lowering of quality of life.
The major parties seem to be having considerable difficulty drawing lessons from the recent election campaign. Of course, there are many. The most obvious, but probably the most difficult for them to accept…
The new Senate vote capture system had to be built rapidly, with little time for design or testing, and is being operated in a way that allows only part of the process to be scrutinised.
Was new Senator Derryn Hinch right to say on Q&A that voting is only compulsory in Australia and Belgium, and that 90% of New Zealanders vote even though it’s voluntary?
Since 1949, most of Australia’s governments received less than half of all primary votes cast, with some as low as 40%.
There’s something about seeing the ballot process take place – the vote, the count – that inspires confidence. That wouldn’t be the same with any electronic voting system.
When confronted with two options, the electorate generally gets scared and votes for the status quo. We now see what happens when both options are frightening.
The majority of Australians approve of compulsory voting – and have done so for decades. The nay-sayers continue to be a minority.
A significant number of people were always going to be disappointed by the result. This is for anyone who wanted to stay.
Despite years of research, nobody knows how to provide evidence of an accurate result while keeping individual e-votes private.
If the polls are to be believed, the vote could be very close. Here’s why that is such a worrying prospect.
How will the votes be counted? When will we know the result? Stuart Wilks-Heeg has all the answers.
Do you see the world as made up of nations? Are you a citizen of a city or a region? These questions could help you on June 23.
A behavioural psychologists explains how facts fall to the wayside when it comes to how we vote.
The UK in a Changing EU app lets you choose which issues you feel are most important to you and use those to weight the outcomes.
Following the Turnbull government’s recent changes, Australia has new rules for electing senators. How will they work in practise?
A guide to making up your mind on a very important decision.
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