electronic voting
Computerized ballot casting
Electronic voting is casting ballots through computerized systems rather than paper.
The term covers machines at polling places and internet-based voting from home.
Proponents cite efficiency and accessibility; critics raise concerns about security, auditability, and the absence of a paper trail: The county switched to electronic voting but kept paper backups.
Converting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- verificationProving something accurate
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- firewallNetwork access control system
password · biometrics · token · hashing · multifactor · audit trail · access control · tamper-proof
Input-sensitive display panel
- kioskStandalone public booth
- terminalAt the endpoint
- scannerDevice that reads data
- tabulatorOne who tallies
software · hardware · firmware · microchip · interface · database · network · biometric
Electronic voting document
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- absenteeOne not in attendance
proxy · voter turnout · election day · referendum · plebiscite · electorate · constituency · primary
Right to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- participationAct of taking part
citizenship · representative · governance · accountability · transparency · deliberative · majoritarian · grassroots
Raised flat structure
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- networkInterconnected system
- connectivityState of being linked
- serverOne who attends tables
data center · bandwidth · remote access · backup · redundancy · uptime · scalability · interoperability
encryption
Converting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- verificationProving something accurate
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
firewall · password · biometrics · token · hashing · multifactor · audit trail · access control · tamper-proof · integrity
touchscreen
Input-sensitive display panel
tabulator · software · hardware · firmware · microchip · interface · database · network · biometric · algorithm
e-ballot
Electronic voting document
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
absentee · proxy · voter turnout · election day · referendum · plebiscite · electorate · constituency · primary · caucus
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- civicPertaining to community affairs
participation · citizenship · representative · governance · accountability · transparency · deliberative · majoritarian · grassroots · activism
platform
Raised flat structure
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- networkInterconnected system
- connectivityState of being linked
server · data center · bandwidth · remote access · backup · redundancy · uptime · scalability · interoperability · deployment
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- voting technologyoptical scanner, tabulator, vote counter, ballot box, paper ballot
- shareholder meetingsshareholder meeting, shareholder meetings, shareholder vote, AGM, proxy
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- Asian ElectionsSharif, Marcos, Duterte
- e-governmente-governance, online services, service delivery, federal systems, e-filing
electronic votingpaper ballots
Tangible voting documents
show of hands · hand-raising · paper trail · voice voting · mail-in ballots
voting, electronic, electronics, electron, balloting, electronically, voting machines, e-voting, voting machine