c1L03 - E-Voting
E-Voting
E-voting, or electronic voting, was originally an electronic tool for counting votes at polling stations. E-voting allows voters to participate in elections from the comfort of their homes using their PCs, laptops or smartphones.
This exercise explores the topic of e-voting, particularly the advantages, disadvantages, and dangers that can arise from implementing such systems.
Preparation
All you need to prepare is a PC, smartphone and an Internet connection to look up information from the Internet.
Short intro lecture on the topic of e-voting. The lecture should explain the following keywords:
- E-voting
- E-voting in the EU
- Dangers of e-voting
- Advantages of e-voting
The worksheet serves as additional support and stimulation.
Method / Process description
The participants are given the task of familiarizing themselves with the advantages and disadvantages of e-voting.
As an introduction to the topic, a short input about e-voting will be given. The focus will be on the different possibilities of e-voting.
Afterwards, each participant, alone or in groups, is asked to question the following theses and to search the Internet for arguments in favor or against.
Theses, which are available for analysis:
- Due to e-voting, more voters took part in elections who did not go to the ballot box in the past.
- E-voting can replace previous voting methods in the future.
- E-voting is cheaper than previous voting methods.
- Most voters would prefer e-voting.
- E-voting is absolutely tamper-proof.
- E-voting brings only advantages for all citizens
For this task, participants could be instructed to use search engines available in the wiki at wiki.cumila.eu.
To assist participants, resources such as websites, YouTube videos, podcasts, and newspaper articles can be additionally provided.
Afterwards, the teacher attaches flipcharts to the wall or places them on tables, on each of which a thesis is written. Now the participants are asked to add their arguments to the respective theses. This can be done in the form of pictures, quotations, short phrases, words, etc. The participants should first add their own feedback.
The participants should first draw their own conclusions from their observations and then share them with the group. In this way, the participants have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and obtain additional information.
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| Target group | Adults & young people |
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| Setting | Group work and plenum |
| Time | 3 units à 45 min. |
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