Evaluation of the e-voting trial in 2011

The evaluation of the Internet voting trial in ten municipalities in the Norwegian 2011 election is now completed and published on this page.

A report summarizing these evaluations was published on the 12th of September 2012

• E-valg i et demokratisk perspektiv - Sluttrapport (pdf) ] (In Norwegian only)

Most of the research is carried out by Institutt for Samfunnsforskning (ISF) in cooperation with Norsk institutt for by- og regionforskning, Uni Rokkansenteret, Universitetet i Oslo and Norsk Regnesentral. They looked closer upon the impact of e-voting, accessibility for the voters, if the voters had confidence in the e-voting trial, and the voters attitudes to secrecy of the ballot and Internet voting.

ISF’s report (assessment 1, 2, 3, and 5):

• Evaluering av forsøket med e-valg 2011. Tilgjengelighet for velgere, tillit, hemmelig valg og valgdeltakelse (pdf) (In Norwegian only)

• English summary of the report

A smaller part of the research was carried out by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). IFES has looked closer upon if the trial resulted in faster counting of the votes, international experiences with e-voting and if the e-voting pilot was in accordance with international rules and standards.

IFES’s reports (assessment 4, 6 and 7):

• Norwegian E-vote Project: Speed and Efficiency of the Vote Counting Process (pdf)
• Norwegian E-vote Project: International Experience with E-Voting (pdf)
• Norwegian E-vote Project: Compliance with International Standards (pdf)