Perceptions of Online Voting: New Voters and Senior Citizens
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چکیده
The ability to vote online greatly increases the convenience of voting in state and federal elections as opposed to going to traditional voting polls. However, acceptance of online voting systems is more complex than simply creating it and making it available for the next election. There are many variables that affect an individual’s intention to use new technology. This study determines what factors influence the acceptance of an online voting system using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). In addition to the constructs of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence, we include the constructs of trust and computer anxiety in the model. For this research-in-progress paper, we provide the results from one age group (new voters aged 18 to 25). At the time of the conference, we will report comparisons between that age group and senior citizens (55 and older).
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