Switzerland: conclusive tests of e-voting
New tests of e-voting led by the districts of Neuchâtel and Zurich as part of the popular voting of June 17th, 2007 took place without problem.
The system of Zurich electronic vote was used for the third time as part of federal elections. So, 17 ' 292 voters had the possibility of voting via Internet or by minimessage (SMS) instead of going in a polling station or returning their vote by post. The turnout rate came to 31.6 %. In total, 17.0 % of voices were electronically expressed, that is 904 (97 %) via Internet and 28 (3 %) by SMS.
The district of Neuchâtel also led a test of its e-voting system, the fifth as part of a federal popular voting. So, 6 ' 000 voters in the district had the possibility of voting via Internet instead of going in a polling station or returning their vote by post, on the condition of registering prior to the « unique counter » set up by local authorities. The turnout rate came to 47.09 %. In total, 1 ' 494 votes, that is 3 %, were electronically expressed.
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