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)
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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.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04135-8_5 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | e-voting pilot, Latin America, multivariate probit, reliability, usability, trust in government, voter confidence |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States) T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Research Area: | Economics and Institutional Change |
| Depositing User: | Users 22 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2011 15:54 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2011 14:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/85 |
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