Tagged: electronic voting
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigerian Ex-President Wants Electronic Voting
Against the backdrop of election malpractices recorded across the African continent, the former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has identified electronic voting as the best way to ensure credible elections in the country and other parts of Africa. Jonathan disclosed this while speaking on the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020. “To me, if […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria to Start Electronic Voting in 2021
Following recent changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced plans engage with relevant authorities, including the National Assembly, in a bid to re-evaluate electoral activities in the country to reflect the impact of the virus, and also fast-track electronic voting with the hope of a 2021 […]
The Election Network
Nigeria: Much Ado About Electronic Voting
The electoral body in Nigeria, INEC, is set to make manual voting a thing of the past. This March 2020 edition of our monthly briefing “In Nigeria” offers a comprehensive take on Nigeria’s attempts to transition to electronic voting. Highlights of the report include: The current situation in Nigeria Lessons from Namibia What Nigeria stands to […]
The Election Network
‘Possible’ More Counties Than Now Known Were Hacked In 2016, Florida Delegation Says
Florida lawmakers were angry Thursday when they emerged from an FBI briefing that left them with unanswered questions about the two county election offices in their state that were breached by Russian cyberattacks in 2016. The bipartisan group of members of Congress was most frustrated with not learning about the hacks sooner. The first word of at […]
The Election Network
1 in 5 elections faced foreign cyber interference
One in five national elections held worldwide since 2016 were potentially influenced by foreign (cyber) interference, according to a joint report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and IT industry professional association ACS. An analysis of 97 national elections and 31 referenda that have been held since the 2016 US presidential election identified 20 countries with […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Namibian Opposition Demand Updated Voting Machines
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) in Namibia has joined other opposition parties in demanding for an update to be added to their Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). This request comes ahead of the country’s general elections scheduled for November this year. Namibia made history in 2014 as the first African country to use the EVM during […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
DRC: Voting Data Supports Fayulu’s Case for Election Fraud
Results from a recent analysis carried out by the Financial Times, using two separate groups of voter data, have revealed that Congo’s opposition leader and presidential candidate, Martin Fayulu, was the clear winner of the controversial December polls, following the detection of election fraud. Contradicting the result put forward by the country’s official electoral commission, […]