If e-voting is NOT currently being used, what is the current status of e-voting in general?
South Africa
Answer
E-voting is not used but feasibility studies and/or tests are being carried out (see comments)
Source
Adv. Pansy Tlakula: Opening Address – E-voting Seminar, 11 – 12 March 2013, Cape Town
At the announcement of the national and provincial election results in 2009 in South Africa, the then President of the Republic of South Africa challenged the Electoral Commission to examine the concept of electronic voting technologies. The South African Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs, to which the Commission reports on its work, has also shown an interest in the subject of e-voting. Subsequently, the Commission commissioned secondary research into the international experience of e-voting.
Comment
At the announcement of the national and provincial election results in 2009 in South Africa, the then President of the Republic of South Africa challenged the Electoral Commission to examine the concept of electronic voting technologies. The South African Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs, to which the Commission reports on its work, has also shown an interest in the subject of e-voting. Subsequently, the Commission commissioned secondary research into the international experience of e-voting.
