ABSTRACT
E-voting has evolved quickly in the past two and a half decades. From an acceptance point of view, it has gone from euphoric introduction (in the hope of increasing participation and other electoral improvements), to total rejection (because of security and transparency concerns), to a more balanced approach (giving priority to specific groups of voters) which tries to exploit the advantages that come with technology while acknowledging and mitigating the associated risks. The challenge for all actors involved lies in the fact that the use of high-tech in votes and elections is a disruptive development that raises new questions. Below we list some of them. Ultimately the challenge is to define a clear, systematic approach in treating digitalized information and the paperless environment in the electoral field. Further we propose a few ideas on how to negotiate the turn.
