Secure and Easy Internet Voting.

The article reports on the technological innovations in voting that allow citizens to use the Internet for voting. In December 2004 the territorial subdivisions Zurich, Geneva, and Neuchatel of Switzerland instituted e-voting through computers, mobile telephones, interactive Television, and personal digital assistants. The system is used for national voting in elections. Communities in Zurich put the names of citizens who are eligible to vote into the electronic ballot box 6 weeks prior to voting day and then send each of those citizens a password to use. Voters then log in to the e-voting website with specific identification numbers, cast their votes, enter a personal identification number, and afterwards the system encrypts the vote.