The Federal Council has renewed the authorisation of the Swiss cantons of Bern,Lucerne, Fribourg, and Basel City and Geneva to offer e-voting to the Swiss Abroad. This will permit more than 100000 Swiss expats to vote electronically in referendums. On Monday,the seven-member executive allowed the five cantons to continue offering Swiss citizens residing abroad the possibility to vote electronically. In addition, 30% of voters residing in canton Geneva can cast their electronic ballot in federal votes. The Canton of Basel City also plans to increase the proportion of its resident voters who eligible to vote online from 2019 onward. Those with disabilities already possess access to this option. The canton of Fribourg may increase access to e-voting by 50%. The law allows this possibility if the voting system and cantonal procedures possess been certified. + More on the Swiss abroad and evoting + A guide to Swiss direct democracy Different authorisations The canton of Geneva ...
Source: swissinfo.ch