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 the latest report on voter experience, issued September 2022, voters were asked their opinion on election-related technology.
The majority of respondents, 52 percent, disagreed that voting over the internet should be an option in federal elections, with 31 percent strongly disagreeing and 21 percent somewhat disagreeing. A minority, 43 percent, agreed that it should be an option, with 20 percent strongly agreeing and 23 percent somewhat agreeing….