Can remote Internet voting increase turnout?
Abstract
In an effort to increase turnout at elections the UK government has been piloting electronic voting. At the 2002 local elections five councils tested remote Internet voting for the first time. Swindon Borough Council conducted the largest pilot, offering remote Internet voting to all voters. Almost 15,000 voters were surveyed as to their motivation for choosing their voting method. Turnout did increase by 3.5 per cent but it is impossible to state conclusively that this was due to the availability of the Internet voting option, since most Internet voters were already regular voters. Future pilots should allow a more conclusive assessment of the impact on turnout of remote Internet voting.
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Citation
Henry, S. (2003), "Can remote Internet voting increase turnout?", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 55 No. 4, pp. 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530310486557
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:MCB UP Ltd
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