A VIRTUAL INEVITABILITY?: RECONCEPTUALISING THE INTERNET VOTING DEBATE WITH EVIDENCE FROM CANADA AND ABROAD
dc.contributor.author | Yuzdepski, Davis | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Political Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Kristin Good | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Katherine Fierlbeck | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Louise Carbert | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Lori Turnbull | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-28T12:07:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-28T12:07:30Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2019-08-13 | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08-28T12:07:30Z | |
dc.description.abstract | The Internet is changing democracy in many important ways. Though governments have proven willing to leverage technology for service delivery in many instances, perhaps the most important democratic act – the casting of ballots during an election – has remained largely unchanged since the mid 19th-century. Trivial to most regular voters, the requirement to cast a paper ballot at a brick-and-mortar polling location may not only disenfranchise those who face barriers of physical access, but also, is demonstrated to introduce a variety of perceived costs to irregular, inexperienced, first- time-eligible, and youth electors, which may be limiting overall participation. This paper tests claims of Internet voting proponents, including those of increased turnout, and greater voting-habit formation. It weighs these against the noted risks, particularly to security and trust. A synthesis of a variety of literatures demonstrates that there are reasonable grounds for optimism with regards to the implementation of Internet voting. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/76324 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Internet voting | en_US |
dc.subject | Elections | en_US |
dc.subject | Democracy | en_US |
dc.subject | Online balloting | en_US |
dc.subject | Voter Turnout | en_US |
dc.subject | Election Security | en_US |
dc.subject | Voter Behaviour | en_US |
dc.title | A VIRTUAL INEVITABILITY?: RECONCEPTUALISING THE INTERNET VOTING DEBATE WITH EVIDENCE FROM CANADA AND ABROAD | en_US |
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