The Swiss are favorable to electronic voting, according to a survey

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(Keystone-ATS) Among those questioned, 77% hope that electronic voting will facilitate access to votes for the Swiss from abroad, the post office said in a statement on Monday. Nevertheless. They are 73% swiss favorable electronic voting, according new to wait for swiss favorable electronic voting, according new the introduction of electronic voting to make votes simpler. 72% to hope for higher electoral participation.

Two thirds of those questioned also see advantages for visually impaired or blind. The survey was with some 200 people from all over Switzerland and aged 18 to 74.

Trust

Concerns has also been expressed: 43% of respondents fear that the secret of the vote will be compromised. They are also concerned about possible manipulation of the electronic system.

However, almost two thirds of those questioned declared to trust the post office as a technical supplier. La Poste clarified that the system has complete verifiability. that is to say that the entire electronic voting process can be checked.

The system also makes it possible to detect possible manipulations. Since 2021, La Poste has been tested by its electronic voting system by hackers around the world to identify safety flaws.

Use in four cantons

The post office swiss favorable electronic swiss favorable electronic voting, according new voting. according new electronic voting system was used for the first time during the federal votes of June 18. 2023 in the cantons of Saint-Gall, Thurgovie and Basel-Ville. Since March 2024, it has also been tested in the canton of Graubünden.

At the end of June 2025, the Federal Council authorized these four cantons to continue the tests of electronic voting. The basic authorization remains limited to a limited target group and is valid until June 6, 2027.

The cantons. the federal chancellery have drawn up a positive assessment of the uses so far, said the Federal Council. Now, the canton of Bern also wishes to study a participation in this electronic voting pilot project.