2018

20.12.18 | The recent decision by the Geneva authorities to abandon the development of their e-voting application is stirring a debate in which legitimate concerns citizens have are met with a tide of incoherent information that combines politics and technological confusion.

09.11.18 | In recent days, the disclosure of a “flaw” in the e-voting system used by the canton of Geneva has featured widely on Swiss social networks. In my opinion, the majority of these statements are populist by people who have only glossed over the subject. Here is the “flaw” from a technical point of view.

On 28 September 2018, the Federal Council authorized the Canton of Vaud to run an electronic voting trial. Vaud will use CHVote, the system from the Canton of Geneva.

13.08.2018 | Since 2004, Switzerland has been building on its experience with e-voting – the option of voting online in an election or referendum, regardless of location. What forms of electronic voting are used around the world? A brief overview.

13.07.2018 | Various videos have been published in recent weeks which explain how e-voting works and how it is secured.

20.06.2018 | The Federal Council approved the use of e-voting in the Canton of Thurgau for a two-year period.

31.05.18 | Malware attacks are common on the Internet and they can take different forms. Here we will look at Trojan horse and watering hole attacks in the context of e-voting. Article by Patrick Pleinevaux, Principal Security Architect, Kudelski Security.

22.03.18 | Swiss Post is publishing documents concerning the cryptographic protocol for its system.

30.01.18 | In 2017, e-voting systems were used in 33 votes on different levels (federal, cantonal, municipal) in eight cantons.

08.01.18 | Basel-Stadt Court of Appeal rejects appeal made by the Canton of Geneva and Glarus to procure an e-voting system in 2018