Electronic Voting Observatory

Voting is one of the primary foundations of democracy. Existing voting legislation and non-electronic voting systems have been developed over the years in a way that ensures that the principles required for democratic elections and referendums are met. The significance of these issues is clearly manifested by the volume of debate, which lately has begun on them as well as by the increased number of projects and pilot evoting procedures, in many countries over the globe. There are a number of technological products and programs already available on the market. Technology usually moves at a pace faster than the legal system does. However, technological evolution should always be pursued as a means to improve human life as opposed to an end by itself. In this respect, all technological development, in particular those directly or indirectly affecting fundamental principles should be carefully reviewed with an eye towards determining their contribution to the improvement of society. Any attempt to introduce e-voting will have to address a series of complex constitutional and legal issues.