Category: online voting

Over Half of Canadian Voters Oppose Allowing Internet Voting in Federal Elections: Elections Canada Poll

Over half of Canadians are against allowing voters to cast their ballots over the internet in federal elections, according to Elections Canada research. After each federal election, Elections Canada conducts the National Electors Study, which produces two reports, one on voter experience and the other on the effectiveness of the agency’s Voter Information Campaign. In…


Canadian Municipalities Stick With Online Voting Despite Concerns

News Analysis Many Canadian municipalities continue to favour online voting and computerized vote counting despite controversies around these technologies and expert warnings about cybersecurity risks and other issues. Twelve Canadian municipalities used some form of online voting in 2003, 44 in 2010, 97 in 2014, and 194 in 2018, according to a CBC report. In the…