[icernet] Switzerland has first legally-binding Internet vote

[Arul Selvan]

The 1,162 voters of the Swiss village of Anieres, Switzerland had the opportunity to cast the world's first legally-binding Internet vote for a local referendum, reports CNN.com and Slashdot.  Voters had the options of paper ballot, mailing their vote, or casting an e-vote. All e-votes were stored online, accessed on January 19 and tallied with the paper ballot that was conducted on the same date. The voting was done via a government Web site. Slashdot reports that 44% of the voters voted via the Internet. 

Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/20/switzerland.internet.ap/