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Technical Relevance And Social Opposition To E-Voting, Fernando Barrientos Del Monte
Technical Relevance And Social Opposition To E-Voting, Fernando Barrientos Del Monte
Fernando Barrientos Del Monte
This paper makes an assessment of the technical and social motivations that drive some governments to promote and implement e-voting mechanisms. Success stories mentioned, especially those in Latin America, and contrasted with those cases where e-voting implementation has failed, as has happened in some European countries. Finally, the relationship between new technologies that promote e-voting and the nature of the elections as a part of democracy is analyzed. It could be argued that voting is not solely a technical exercise, it is an element that merges different political and social elements that e-voting promoters should not ignore.
Modelos De Gestión Electoral En América Latina En Perspectiva Comparada, Fernando Barrientos Del Monte
Modelos De Gestión Electoral En América Latina En Perspectiva Comparada, Fernando Barrientos Del Monte
Fernando Barrientos Del Monte
A través de un método comparativo se dan a conocer los diferentes modelos de gestión electoral desarrollados a partir de los procesos de democratización de las dos últimas décadas del siglo XX en América Latina. Los criterios más relevantes para realizar el estudio son el grado de independencia y la composición de los organismos encargados de la gestión electoral. Sin embargo, aclara, existen otros criterios que señalan diferencias centrales respecto al modelo de gestión adoptado por un país dado, puede ser un modelo unificado, permanente, con funciones de administración y justicia electoral, y además con una cobertura amplia. Hace hincapié …