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Electronic voting in the French legislative elections of 2012
This chapter presents an analysis of the unprecedented use of electronic voting by expatriates during the French 2012 legislative elections, when they elected their own representatives (referred to here as ‘deputies’), to the National Assembly in Paris for the first time, in 11 newly created overseas constituencies. The study is presented within the broader perspective of electronic voting in France more generally, and in the historical context of extra-territorial voting by French expatriates. We discuss the main issues and controversies that arose during the 2012 elections, and in a final section we analyse the results. We conclude by drawing attention to recent developments in electronic voting in France since the 2012 elections, which suggest that although there was much criticism expressed by experts of electronic voting as to the security and transparency of the system used, the official discourse that acclaimed the experience as a success, appears to have convinced its target audience.
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IGI GlobalExternal DOI
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176-198Pages
270.0Book title
Design, development, and use of secure electronic voting systemsPlace of publication
Hershey, PA, USAISBN
9781466658202Series
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development (AEGDDRD) Book SeriesDepartment affiliated with
- Politics Publications
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Dimitrios Lekkas, Dimitrios ZissisLegacy Posted Date
2019-05-30First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-05-29Usage metrics
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