Thursday, December 11, 2008

Estonians allowed to elect MPs using the mobile phone.

Estonian parliament on December 11 majority approved a law that from 2011, citizens will be able to vote in parliamentary elections with the help of mobile phones, reported Interfax.
The law allows voting by cell phone, SIM-card which is equipped with a special certificate to provide identification of the voter identity and allow him to enter into electronic voting.
The system will operate from 1 January 2011. In spring of that year to all citizens of Estonia will be able to take advantage of it at the time planned for this time of parliamentary elections.
The law also allows the extension of the early e-voting with three days to seven.

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