e-voting

the application of electronic technology to cast and count votes in an election

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e-voting

(Electronic-Voting) Using a computer-based machine to display an election ballot and tabulate the vote. Using touchscreens as the data entry method, these devices are very controversial because they do not provide a paper trail for auditing. Without an audit trail, there is no simple way of detecting a programming error or hack. Starting in 2004, e-voting machines have been used for approximately 25% of all votes cast in presidential elections. See GEMS.

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On May 7, twenty-one Opposition parties urged the Election Commissioner to match at least 50 per cent electronic voting machines with VVPAs after their petition of the same effect was rejected by the top court.

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He said 88 per cent people in the United States cast their vote through electronic system whereas Pakistan's electronic voting system has been award due to its effectiveness, he added.

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The first political party in the country to use electronic voting through tablets, PKR's ongoing leadership elections has been wracked with violence and allegations of vote tampering.

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ISLAMABAD -- The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday revealed before the Supreme Court that overseas Pakistanis could not exercise their right of franchise through electronic voting in the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held on July 25.

Expats to miss vote right this time again

Islamabad -- Overseas Pakistanis once again stand deprived of exercising their right to vote as Election Commission (EC) has declared electronic voting impossible in general elections 2018.

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