Echoes from 2011

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ardita Driza Maurer

OSCE/ODIHR Assessment of the 2011 Federal Electionsodihr report

On January 30, 2012 the OSCE/ODIHR, published its election assessment mission report on the federal elections that took place on October 23, 2011. The report highlighted the vitality of the Swiss democracy and underlined the impact of decentralization on regional variations in electoral practice. ODIHR proposed some measures to harmonize practices. Almost half of the proposals relate to internet voting, which was used, for the first time in a federal election, by four cantons. Continue reading →

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A LOOK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL OF 2013

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ardita Driza Maurer

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When launching this blog one of the big questions I was faced to was – where to start? Which event do I want to highlight as THE number one post? Electronic information processing is increasingly present in the Swiss electoral practice (hence the underlined “el” in the title of this blog). So, do I start with Internet voting – the flagship project, or e-collecting – the next big challenge? Do I want to underline digital identification – which holds one of the keys to developments in this field, or the new quest for transparency ? The first post has to be an actual story and a comprehensive and representative one. Ideally it should also give a taste of posts to come. Continue reading →

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