Hi Zack,

Estonia has been using e-voting since 2005 (and since 2007 for government 
elections). You can identify using the national id card 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_ID_card 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_ID_card>) or mobile-id 
(https://eid.eesti.ee/index.php/A_Short_Introduction_to_eID 
<https://eid.eesti.ee/index.php/A_Short_Introduction_to_eID>).

Transparency is certainly improved. You can check and change your vote after 
casting it. Estonian government even provides an iOS and Android mobile 
application for this. Most of the criticism comes down to voter devices 
potentially being phished and infected and multi-platform access aims to combat 
that.

IDABC country report gives a quick overview: 
http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/servlets/Doc7bd5.pdf?id=32323 
<http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/servlets/Doc7bd5.pdf?id=32323>

The challenges are certainly real but so is the potential.

Andres

> On 14 Nov 2016, at 15:57, Zacharia Gichiriri 
> <zacharia.gichir...@strathmore.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> Are there any countries that have implemented a form of mobile voting? Is 
> there any research on the potential, challenges and applicability of mobile 
> voting? 
> Considering the explosive growth of mobile phones across Africa, would the 
> use of mobile phones for elections (citizens voting through mobile phones) 
> improve election outcomes and transparency? 
> 
> Best,
> -- 
> Zack. 
> 
> 
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