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MPs who cannot make it to Westminster because they are shielding because of age or ill-health will be allowed to vote by proxy, Boris Johnson said today. The Prime Minister made the announcement as his Government faced widespread ridicule over a mile-long ‘socially distanced conga’ of politicians that snaked around Parliament yesterday. MPs threw out … Read more
A fire allegedly set by an armed commando group seeking the removal of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro destroyed most of the South American nation’s voting machines that were kept at the election council’s main warehouse. The government-backed National Electoral Council reported that Saturday’s blaze obliterated 49,323 voting machines at the facility in the capital, Caracas. The fire … Read more
West Virginia has announced it will not be using the voting app Voatz app after researchers found it is ‘riddled with vulnerabilities’. The US state employed the technology in 2018 to troops oversease and was also set to implement it in the upcoming primary elections for residents with disabilities However, the flaws, uncovered earlier this … Read more
Fears are mounting that thousands of ordinary shareholders will be denied any say on the Sirius Minerals takeover because of complicated City rules. Investors in Yorkshire potash miner Sirius will vote on a £405million offer from FTSE 100-listed Anglo American on March 3. Some shareholders are angry with Anglo’s 5.5p per share bid because they … Read more
Microsoft to test its hacker-proof electronic voting system called ElectionGuard in a local race in Wisconsin – but it will be years before it’s ready for a major election The test will take place in Fulton, Wisconsin, a town with 500 registered voters Called ElectionGuard, the system uses touchscreens to log votes Voters get a … Read more