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Appendix: Questions on Internet Voting and Response Frequency
VOTING LIKELIHOOD
2004 EC (n = 2822)
How likely would you be to vote on-line if it were available?
| 1 – Very likely | 37% |
| 2 – | 11% |
| 3 – Neither likely nor unlikely | 6% |
| 4 – | 6% |
| 5 – Not at all likely | 38% |
| Don't know | 1% |
2006 EC (n = 3013)
For future elections, if you could vote online on the Elections Canada website, would you be very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely to do so?
| Very likely | 37% |
| Somewhat likely | 18% |
| Not very likely | 12% |
| Not at all likely | 29% |
| Do not have access to Internet | 2% |
| Don't know / Depends | 3% |
2008 EC (n=2486)
If you could vote online, would you be very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely to do so?
| Very likely | 37% |
| Somewhat likely | 16% |
| Not very likely | 14% |
| Not at all likely | 26% |
| Do not use / have access to Internet | 4% |
| Don't know / Depends | 2% |
2011 EC (n = 1108)
If you could vote online, would you be very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely to do so?
| Very likely | 40% |
| Somewhat likely | 16% |
| Not very likely | 15% |
| Not at all likely | 24% |
| Not sure / Don't know | 4% |
PERCEPTION OF RISK
2004 EC (n = 1455)
There is too much potential for fraud and mistakes to ever have Internet voting for federal elections.
| 1 – Strongly disagree | 16% |
| 2 – | 13% |
| 3 – Neither agree nor disagree | 20% |
| 4 – | 16% |
| 5 – Strongly agree | 32% |
| Don't know | 4% |
2008 CES (n = 1273)
Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with the following statement: "Voting online is just too risky."
| Strongly agree | 40% |
| Somewhat agree | 19% |
| Somewhat disagree | 20% |
| Strongly disagree | 14% |
| Don't know | 7% |
2011 CES (n = 1106)
Which statement comes closest to your own view..
| Voting on the Internet is safe | 30% |
| Voting on the Internet is risky | 50% |
| Don't know | 20% |
PRINCIPLE OF INTERNET VOTING (ELECTORS)
2011 CES (n = 1107)
Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: "Canadians should have the option to vote over the Internet in federal elections"
| Strongly agree | 18% |
| Somewhat agree | 32% |
| Somewhat disagree | 24% |
| Strongly disagree | 16% |
| Don't know | 11% |
PRINCIPLE OF INTERNET VOTING (CANDIDATES)
2008 Candidates (n = 877)
Do you think that electors should be able to vote online?
| Yes | 46% |
| No | 48% |
| Don't know | 6% |
2011 Candidates (n = 1008)
Do you think that electors should be able to vote by using the Internet?
| Yes | 52% |
| No | 44% |
| Don't know | 4% |