Attitudes of Polish Voters Towards Introduction of e-Voting in the Context of Political Factors

Musiał-Karg, Magdalena; Kapsa, Izabela

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37545-4_10

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“…The analysis of support to electronic voting in relation to political variables demonstrates that political preferences are a statistically significant predictor for voters' attitudes towards the introduction and use of Internet voting (Musiał-Karg & Kapsa, 2019). We observe the lowest level of support among voters supporting PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, Law and Justice) and PSL (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, Polish People's Party), who could be described as conservative and not necessarily progressive.…”

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confidence: 67%

Polish Mass Media Coverage and Public Opinion on E-democracy

Musiał-Karg

Kapsa

2021

Medijske stud. (Online)

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The rapid development of new technologies and their impressive communication capacity has fundamentally changed modern democracy by providing easy and universal access to information, as well as increasing participation and accessibility of political involvement tools. One of the electoral participation tools is e-voting which has been used in only a few countries. The main aim of the paper is to explore whether and how e-voting has been presented in Polish mass media (1), as well as to investigate people’s opinions about e-voting against certain political factors (2). The research is based on a media content analysis (quantitative and qualitative), data collected via the Content Analysis System for Television (CAST) and a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted by the authors (2018, sample: 1717 Poles). The results of the analyses show that the debate on the implementation of e-voting is rather poor, but the support for e-voting among Poles remains considerable. The public media rhetoric is interlinked with attitudes towards political parties. To some extent, determinants are reflected in the public opinion on the implementation of e-voting since Poles declare both their support for the introduction of e-voting and willingness to vote online.

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Polish Mass Media Coverage and Public Opinion on E-democracy

Musiał-Karg

Kapsa

2021

Medijske stud. (Online)

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“…For years, the interest in alternative voting methods (Southwell and Burchett, 2000; Venice Commission, 2002; Norris, 2004; Funk, 2006; Krimmer and Volkamer, 2007; Alvarez et al , 2012; Zbieranek, 2013; Krasnowolski, 2015; Alomari, 2016; Hassell, 2017; Musiał-Karg, 2017; McAllister and Muller, 2018; Estonian National Electoral Committee, 2020; Musiał-Karg and Kapsa, 2019a, 2019b; Townsley and Turnbull-Dugarteb, 2019; Kassen, 2020; OSCE, 2020) has been growing, since they are considered to increase voter turnout, as well as to reduce organizational barriers to voting. Alternative voting methods attract interest of many countries which have considered to use them not only under ordinary circumstances, but also during emergency situations, as they countervail uncertainty and difficulties or inability to hold elections (Krimmer et al , 2020; James, 2020).…”

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“…A wider research indicates that voting via the Internet may become an increasingly attractive method especially in extraordinary circumstances. A study of public opinions on the implementation of e-voting as an alternative way of participating in elections in Poland testifies of strong support for this option (Musiał-Karg and Kapsa, 2019a, 2019b). Also studies by Germann and Serdült (2017) have already shown that voting online has the potential to make voting more convenient than postal voting (even if the convenience of participation in election via i-voting has a very limited impact on the rise of turnout).…”

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Postal or electronic voting? The analysis of the preferred voting methods in the context of failed electoral reform in Poland

Kapsa¹,

Musiał-Karg²

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to discuss reasons for the failure of the 2020 postal-vote election reform in Poland and examine opinions of Poles on voting methods. The main goal is to answer the following research question: Which of the alternative voting methods – postal or electronic – would Poles prefer? Design/methodology/approach The approach is quantitative and based on the statistical analysis of voters’ attitudes toward alternative voting methods, in particular postal voting. Findings The main finding is that out of all voting methods available, most Poles favor electronic voting as a potential alternative to voting in person. On a general level, the conclusions from the Polish case highlight the need to establish special requirements and standards for democratic elections during emergency situations. The unsuccessful implementation of all-postal voting in Poland is an example of how changes to the law should not be made, especially when public health and democratic standards are at stake. Practical implications The paper presents practical implications and recommendations for state authorities and electoral administration while implementing electoral reforms, extending the list of available voting channels, and running elections – especially in extraordinary situations. Originality/value This paper adds to the knowledge on alternative voting channels, including their implementation during a pandemic. The Polish case is also relevant for other countries as regards safe and democratic elections during emergency situations. Policymakers are expected to benefit from the insight, as the results originate in public opinion polls and identify voting channels favored by citizens

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“…Previous attempts to realize e-democracy have occured in the form of electronic voting. In the literature, different terms and concepts are used to define this means of democracy such as e-democracy, digital democracy, or cyber democracy (Musiał-Karg & Kapsa, 2019). Ronchi (2019) suggests that the term e-democracy encompasses a wide range of political activities from e-governance to e-voting and e-participation, and supports the strengthening of public participation and direct democracy.…”

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Predictors of e-democracy applicability in Turkish K-12 schools

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Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has paved the way for a more democratic climate in K-12 schools. Administrators and teachers have had to seek out new ways through which to interact. This raises two questions; “What about the quality of interaction and participation in decision-making?” and “Which factors affect the level of participation in decision-making?” The aim of the current research is to determine the factors that predict the applicability level of e-democracy (i.e., “reporting and declaring opinions” and “decision-making”) in K-12 schools. An associational research design was used in order to attain the main goal of the study, with Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) technique used to analyze the factors predicting the applicability level of e-democracy. Data were collected from a total of 765 inservice K-12 teachers through a questionnaire developed by the researchers. DFA results showed “motivation to participate,” “the level of participatory democracy in the country,” and higher levels of the “use of Twitter” as the significant determinants of different levels of e-democracy application. Moreover, the results also indicated that those participants with the belief of e-democracy’s applicability at the decision-making level found the “motivation level of stakeholders” to be the most critical. Their level of Twitter use was higher. They also believed that the level of participatory democracy in the country was at a higher level. Another result of the DFA pointed to “security and ethical issues,” and lower levels of the “use of Twitter” as factors differentiating the group believing that e-democracy can be applicable with reporting and the declaration of opinions to administrators from the other groups. The discussions highlighted the critical role of participation level in e-democracy within K-12 schools.

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Attitudes of Polish Voters Towards Introduction of e-Voting in the Context of Political Factors

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Polish Mass Media Coverage and Public Opinion on E-democracy

Polish Mass Media Coverage and Public Opinion on E-democracy

Postal or electronic voting? The analysis of the preferred voting methods in the context of failed electoral reform in Poland

Predictors of e-democracy applicability in Turkish K-12 schools

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