Głosowanie przez internet (i-voting) w wybranych państwach

The author of the article presents the so-called i-voting as one of alternative voting procedures and examples of introducing it in several countries. Many researchers consider i-voting as one of the ways to meet voters expectations. Potential benefits and risks of Internet voting are widely discussed. The initial, strong assumption that there is a direct relation between applying i-voting (as the alternative voting procedure) to voters and increasing voter turnout, seems to be highly problematic. There is no unequivocal proof that such a link exists. Research results suggest that in this respect i-voting provides, above all, an additional opportunity to participate in the vote. The fact that one takes advantage of it it does not result from any necessity, but is primarily a consequence of a freely made decision, influenced by other factors, such as convenience or curiosity about changing the usual way of participating in the vote. On the other hand, opponents regard i-voting as a serious threat of basic principles of elections. Potential implications of this form of voting on security, transparency and integrity of voting are stressed.