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Political Parties and Internet Voting System Adoption in Ghana

  • Samuel Agbesi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The role of political parties in elections and factors that influence political parties’ internet voting system adoption has hardly been explored. One of the key barriers to internet voting system adoption is the lack of trust in the technology and election management authority by political parties. The lack of trust has led to the rejection of electronic voting systems adoption by various political parties in different African countries. The main aim of this study is to examine the role political parties play in the electoral process and the factors that can influence political parties’ adoption of i-voting system. Using qualitative research design data were collected from political parties’ executives in the form of interviews. Themes that emerged from the analysis include “Increase Voter Turnout”, “Integrity of Voting Results”, “Trust in EC”, “Trust in Technology”, “Perceive Advantages”, and “Technological Illiteracy”. The implication of the research findings was also discussed in the study as well as the limitation of the research and future studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective - 9th International Conference, EGOVIS 2020, Proceedings
EditorsAndrea Ko, Enrico Francesconi, Gabriele Kotsis, Ismail Khalil, A Min Tjoa
Number of pages13
Volume12394
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2020
Pages174-186
ISBN (Print)9783030589561
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event9th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2020 - Bratislava, Slovakia
Duration: 14 Sept 2020 → 17 Sept 2020

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2020
Country/TerritorySlovakia
CityBratislava
Period14/09/2020 → 17/09/2020
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12394 LNCS
ISSN0302-9743

Keywords

  • Adoption
  • Ghana
  • Internet voting
  • Political parties
  • Trust

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