Scytl Online Voting technology has been selected to support the extension of the iVote Online Voting system to all voters in the State of NSW for the upcoming General Election in 2015. At this time, only the visually impaired, disabled electors or electors who are outside NSW on Election Day or live a long way from a polling place can vote via the iVote system.

Scytl hopes success in NSW will help the NSW Electoral Commission to realise its goal of using the iVote system to deliver a strong and well regarded remote voting channel to eligible voters in NSW, and possibly to other jurisdictions in Australia and New Zealand. Currently NSW is one of the few jurisdictions globally with ongoing requirements for remote internet and phone voting for parliamentary elections. The evolution and modernization of the system to allow vote verification will enable all eligible voters to vote via the online channel.

“Public awareness and confidence in the iVote System is of paramount importance to ensure a smooth electoral process and reliable outcome,” says Ian Brightwell, CIO of NSWEC. 

 “We are thrilled with NSWEC´s selection of Scytl Online Voting technology as the solution that will enable them to accomplish their objectives and be a flagship for secure and efficient online voting in the region by bringing the highest levels of transparency, integrity and security to their iVote system,” concludes Pere Valles, CEO at Scytl.

Scytl’s solutions have been successfully used in 35 countries throughout the world over the last 10 years, including Canada, the United States, France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the UAE, Australian, India, Mexico, Ecuador and Costa Rica.