Swiss Elections to the National Council: First trials with e-voting in elections at federal level
Anina Weber, Geo Taglioni

TL;DR
Switzerland conducted its first federal-level e-voting trials in 2011, allowing Swiss voters abroad to test electronic voting as a supplementary method alongside traditional voting options.
Contribution
This paper reports the initial implementation and testing of e-voting at the Swiss federal level, marking a significant step in digital voting adoption.
Findings
First federal e-voting trials in Switzerland
Participation limited to Swiss voters abroad
Pursuit of e-voting as a complementary voting method
Abstract
On October 23rd 2011, around 22'000 voters will be authorized to cast their votes electronically in occasion of the elections to the National Council. These are the first trials ever with e-voting in elections at federal level in Switzerland. Four cantons are going to conduct trials with this new channel. Only Swiss voters living abroad will be authorized to participate. The Swiss Confederation pursues the long term goal of the introduction of e-voting as a third, complementary voting method - in addition to voting in person at the polling station and postal voting.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPublic Administration and Political Analysis · Law and Political Science
