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Estonia First Country to Provide Nation-wide Voting over the Internet
A recent report indicates that Estonia, a former Soviet republic, recently became the first country to allow voters nation-wide to vote in elections by casting ballots over the Internet. Although fewer than one percent of registered voters cast ballots online, election officials claim to have received no reports of flaws in the online voting system or hacking attempts. However, critics feel that problems with hackers, identity fraud and vote count manipulation will emerge as online voting systems increase in popularity, such that online voting systems will not be good enough for a politically binding election. The United States and Britain have in the past cancelled plans to allow for online voting.
Another report concerning electronic voting indicates that the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the U.S. Commerce Department, continues to contemplate ways to protect voting systems against software related problems, given the increased use of software and electronic systems in the voting process.
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