relation: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/85/
title: Assessing Voters’ Attitudes towards Electronic Voting in Latin America: Evidence from Colombia’s 2007 E-Voting Pilot
creator: Alvarez, R. Michael
creator: Katz, Gabriel
creator: Llamosa, Ricardo
creator: Martinez, Hugo E.
subject: JL Political institutions (America except United States)
subject: T Technology (General)
description: Electronic voting could increase citizens’ electoral participation and trust in countries characterized by fragile democratic institutions and public discredit of the political system such as those in Latin America. This paper examines attitudes towards e-voting among participants in a large scale pilot project conducted in Colombia in 2007, focusing on the perceived reliability and usability of different automated voting technologies. Using a multivariate probit model, we determine the effect of socio-demographic, geographic and technical factors on users’ evaluations of electronic voting vis a vis the traditional paper ballot system. Our results show that users find e-voting not only easier than the current voting system, but also substantially more reliable. While voters’ opinions on usability are driven by technical issues, their trust in the new technologies is strongly affected by individual characteristics. We conclude that e-voting entails a promising opportunity to empower voters and increase confidence in elections in Colombia. 
publisher: Springer
date: 2009
type: Book Section
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Alvarez, R. Michael and Katz, Gabriel and Llamosa, Ricardo and Martinez, Hugo E.  Assessing Voters’ Attitudes towards Electronic Voting in Latin America: Evidence from Colombia’s 2007 E-Voting Pilot.   In:  E-Voting and Identity.   Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 5767 .  Springer, pp. 75-91.       (2009)  
relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04135-8_5
relation: doi:10.1007/978-3-642-04135-8_5