RESEARCHERS from the University of New England are investigating the benefits of mobile voting.
PhD candidate Phillip Zada recently launched Mobile Voting as a public awareness campaign to identify and address the possibility of implementing a successful mobile internet e-voting platform for Australian elections.
Mr Zada said the research team had tremendous success with the launch of the Mobile Voting campaign and were excited about the next phase of the research.
"We have devised a quick 21-question survey that is available online and by post," he said.
"The survey responses will enable our research team to set a baseline from which to continue our research.
"We believe this research to be an integral part of understanding what will be involved to introduce a mobile e-voting platform in Australia."
Mr Zada said a trial of the iVote system was under way this election.
Associate Professor Paul Kwan, research team member and Mr Zada's supervisor, said while technology existed to make mobile internet e-Voting a reality, it was critical to increase the public's awareness and gauge their perceptions.
The anonymous survey is open until April 30.
