Voting Advice Applications and Electronic Voting
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SmartVote is an electronic voting advice application that aids users in finding the right party or candidate through a personalized matching list and detailed information about political entities. By offering insights and comparisons, SmartVote empowers users during the elections, ultimately enhancing the democratic process.
Voting Advice Applications and Electronic Voting
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Voting Advice Applications and Electronic Voting Prof. Dr. Andreas Ladner
Use of smartvote • In the course of the 2011 elections of the Swiss national parliament Swiss voters had - after 2003 and 2007 - for the third time the possibility to seek voting advice on a VAA . • The providers estimate that about 437’000 voters took this exercise seriously. This amounts to about 8.5 per cent of the electorate and a bit more than 17.6 per cent of the citizens taking part in the elections. • The corresponding figures for the previous elections are 91‘815 or 4.2 per cent of the voters in 2003 and 350‘000 or 14.7 per cent of the voters in 2007
E-voting Pre-Voting Sphere Voting Sphere Post-Voting Sphere • Campaign and decision making • The act of voting • Analysis, control
Elections for the National Council 2007 • 3089 candidates • 311 lists
The Swiss voting system: (party) lists with “Kumulieren” and “Panaschieren”
The tunnel! Le vote électronique Smartvote
The last meter • Smartvote gives us the possibility to select electronically • E-Voting gives us the possibility to vote electronically => There is (are) only one (a few) click(s) from the selection to the vote!
Additional tools: • Smartmonitor (roll call votes) • Smartinfo (for initiatives and referendums)
Conclusions The more demanding an electoral (political) system is, the more helpful are such e-tools. If e-tools matter, they are also used. E-tools have to be simple and user-friendly.
