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Governor Schwarzenegger says “Hasta la vista” to the traditional form of gubernatorial election

The German government decides to use amiando as online election software, Governor Schwarzenegger wants to introduce it for the California gubernatorial election 2010.

  • Munich, Germany, April 1, 2010. In the course of the continued shift to online-based systems, the Federal German Government has decided to partially digitalize the 2013 elections. At the same time, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, considers introducing online voting in his state. amiando (http://www.amiando.com/) , Europe´s leading company for online registration, will be responsible for the task of establishing the general framework in order to allow online voting to take place. A simpler and more comfortable voting process is expected to allow a larger voter turnout. With the integration of social networking, both the German government and the Governor of California hope to fight against the prevalent political frustrations primarily present among the younger electorate.

    At the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, the leading politicians of the German government surprised Felix Haas, CEO of amiando, with an exceptional offer. amiando, recognized in Davos as “Technology Pioneer 2010”, was asked to support the government`s project of revolutionizing the federal election process. Through slight adjustments of the readily available amiando software, voting from home will finally become a reality in time for the 2013 elections. According to the governor's office and twitter messages, the state of California as the world's center of IT and the most ecology-minded area in the U.S., might apply online voting already this year. This is an important step towards a green economy due to the fact that voters do not have to drive to the polling place.
  • Every eligible voter will receive a notification with a registration code and a barcode. The registration code is necessary to log in on the federal election website. After you typed in the code you are able to comfortably vote from home. amiando guarantees that each code can only be used once. Live statistics on the federal election website will inform about the current results. Additionally, voters will be able to donate for a party and buy party merchandise products like coffee cups and fan shirts online.
  • At the 2009 German federal election the voter turnout reached a historic low. Only 72.2% of the elective Germans casted their vote. The German government intends to increase the voter turnout 2013 through the integration of social media networks. Online voters will have the opportunity to automatically announce their voting in social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Thus pressure shall be exerted on non-voters. Thereby the German government and Governor Schwarzenegger also hope to fight against the disenchantment with politics present among younger electorates. amiando named this revolutionary feature “ViralVoting”.
  • Voters, who prefer to vote at a polling place, respectively do not have the possibility to cast their ballot online, will use the barcode to register. The barcode will be scanned at the responsible polling place using amiando’s EasyEntry software and allows the voting. Thus, anonymity and an accelerated registration and counting process are guaranteed. Data matching assures that voting twice, online and offline, will not be possible.
  • The cooperation of the German government and amiando already has evoked positive reaction from all over the world. Only the future holds whether Governor Schwarzenegger will terminate the traditional election and introduce online voting in California, in 2010.
  • About amiando amiando is a pioneer in online event registration and ticketing. Started in 2006, amiando is Europe's leading online tool for facilitating professional event organization today.
  • amiando´s tools help organizers of small and mid-size events worldwide to bring their event organization to a level of professionalism formerly only achieved by large corporations and agencies. More than 70,000 event organisers worldwide already use amiando to handle everything from invitation management, online promotion and attendee registration to integrated billing and entry management – which are all easy to use and on demand.
  • amiando has received numerous awards for its innovative products, such as “Technology Pioneer 2010”, “Red Herring Top 100 Europe”, “eco Internet Award” and “TechCrunch The Europas Award”. The company is backed by the renowned venture capitalists Wellington Partner, Adinvest and a network of international business angels.

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amiando is the leading online event registration software in Europe. Offering web-based software for event management, event registration, ticketing and event marketing for all types and sizes of events.

amiando has been used by event planners and event managers for more than 75,000 events across Europe, the USA and Asia. amiando has received numerous awards, among them the “Red Herring Top 100 Europe 2008” and the “eco Internet Award 2008” for the best business customer portal.