A few clicks and it's done: that's how one might imagine e-voting. But it is not that simple, as a journalist finds out. In some Swiss cantons and municipalities it is already possible to vote online. The number of eligible municipalities is increasing with trials currently underway in the cantons of Basel-City, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Graubünden. Marc Hanimann, a journalist with SRF, has registered for e-voting in his municipality and answers the most important questions here. Can all eligible voters vote electronically? Experiments are under way in several cantons. The cantons themselves decide whether they want to test e-voting. In addition, the canton also has to decide which voters and electors to authorise. A maximum of 30% of voters can participate in an e-voting trial, compared to 10% in Switzerland as a whole. According to the federal government, these quotas are currently far from being fully utilised. Many Swiss citizens living abroad use e-voting. How complicated is it ...
