Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.

Kawartha Lakes moves to keep internet and phone voting for 2026 municipal election

Residents of Kawartha Lakes could again cast their votes online or by phone in the 2026 municipal election, following a presentation to council on November 4 by City Clerk Cathie Ritchie. The proposal, presented during a Committee of the Whole…

Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.

The largest city in Alaska is about to undertake an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic in an era of pervasive mistrust toward elections: allowing all voters to cast ballots from their smartphones. Anchorage, home to about 240,000 registered voters, is starting small. Mail and in-person voting will still exist, but voters will also be able to open a link on their phones to cast a ballot in municipal races in April, wh…

Alaska Is on the Frontier With Voting by Phone

The largest city in Alaska is about to undertake an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic in an era of pervasive mistrust toward elections: allowing all voters to cast ballots from their smartphones.