Electronic Voting (eVoting) includes both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes (part of eDemocracy). It describes different ways of electing and voting by the use of information and communication technology. Online networks, including the Internet, could be used to provide voting facilities away from traditional polling places. Apart from enabling democratic participation of citizens, eVoting also covers other forms of expressing one’s opinion, for example common voting on a web page.

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