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A Structure for New Voting Technologies: What They Are, How They Are Used and Why

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In this contribution we structure the use of new voting technologies in elections in the Northern hemisphere in three areas—first which and how technology can be used, and second which motivational factors can be accounted for their use.

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Krimmer, R. (2019). A Structure for New Voting Technologies: What They Are, How They Are Used and Why. In: Bergener, K., Räckers, M., Stein, A. (eds) The Art of Structuring. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06234-7_39

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