3. Smart Indicators 3.3 Smart Governance e‐Democracy Electronic voting
Electronic voting includes both electronic methods for casting votes and electronic vote counting systems. Therefore, it must feature all the advantages of legal security to be implemented, as it is considered that all the technological means to do so exist. In that sense, the first advantage of electronic voting is that it is a cheaper, more efficient, secure and accurate system than traditional voting methods. It can be used in an intuitive way by all potential users, and for all types of votes or interactions (voting in elections, referendums, popular initiatives...).
Asked about the availability of e‐voting systems in their cities, it is noteworthy that of the 26 cities (5 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 12 in Europe) that responded to the question, only 15% have electronic voting systems in place. Regarding the analysis of the information by region, it is noteworthy that only cities in Latin America and Asia have electronic voting systems in place. In the case of Latin America, 38% of cities (Charata, Mexico City and Colima) have electronic voting systems. In Asia, the city of Taipei also offers this possibility.
% of cities that have electronic voting systems in place by region Does your City have an electronic voting system in place? 100%
No 22 cities 85%
100%
90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40%
Yes 4 cities 15%
38%
30% 20% 0%
0%
10% 0%
Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe
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