If e-voting is currently being used, what type(s) of technology used?
Namibia
Answer
Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines with and without voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT)
Source
Voter Education booklet, p. 32
5.6 Voting using the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
The EVM is meant to enhance the conduct of fast, reliable, free, and fair elections in Namibia. In this regard, the EVM retains all the characteristics of voting by ballot papers, while making polling efficient and expedient. It is fast, reliable, saves considerable time, money and personnel power. It also maintains voting secrecy and is tamper proof. At the end of polling the results are automatically available through the press of a button.
Comment
The EVM is meant to enhance the conduct of fast, reliable, free, and fair elections in Namibia. In this regard, the EVM retains all the characteristics of voting by ballot papers, while making polling efficient and expedient. It is fast, reliable, saves considerable time, money and personnel power. It also maintains voting secrecy and is tamper proof. At the end of polling the results are automatically available through the press of a button.
