It’s up to municipal councils to contract third-party vendors and decide which technology to use for online voting
Many Ontario municipalities are using online voting in the October 24th municipal elections, but there are no provincial standards outlining how they should do it.
Western University professor Aleksander Essex says municipalities need guidance from the province because guarantees behind ballot secrecy, voters’ privacy and the transparency of online voting are not always as strong as they should be. A spokesperson for the province’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs says the government reviews the municipal election process every four years to ensure it continues to meet the needs of communities.
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