Estonia was the first country to adopt nationwide online voting in 2005 for municipal elections. Since then, online voting has expanded for other types of elections, with nearly 25% of voters casting their votes online in the 2011 parliamentary election. No other countries have adopted online voting nationwide due to security concerns. The Netherlands and Spain suspended online voting after adopting it in 2014. The US allowed online voting in New Jersey in 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy. An estimated 15% of people who vote online would not otherwise have voted.
The first country to adopt nationwide online voting was Estonia, which in 2005 allowed citizens to submit their ballots over the internet. This first online vote was used for municipal elections where citizens voted for city councils and mayors, and was a more accessible attempt at voting. About 1% of registered voters in Estonia used online voting in 2005, with no cases of hacking attempts or other glitches being reported. Online voting has been expanded for other types of elections in Estonia, and since the 2011 parliamentary election, nearly 25% of the country’s voters have cast their votes online. As of 2014, no other countries had adopted online voting nationwide, mainly due to security concerns.
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An estimated 15% of people who vote online would not otherwise have voted.
In early 2014, there were two countries that adopted online voting and then suspended it: the Netherlands and Spain.
In 2012, the United States allowed online voting for people in New Jersey due to conditions after Hurricane Sandy.
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