digital voting technology
Tower Hamlets is implementing new digital voting technology for upcoming elections, featuring QR code scanning and automatic data recording at digital polling stations.
Tower Hamlets is implementing new digital voting technology for upcoming elections, which will introduce digital polling stations where voters scan a QR code on their polling card. This system, designed to streamline the process for voters and election officials, will identify ballot papers, automatically record information on statutory documentation, and log voter ID checks on a touchscreen, according to Robert Curtis, Head of Electoral Services, in March 2026.
Once a voter scans their QR code, the presiding officer can close the iPad used at the digital polling station, and all collected data will sync directly to the count venue. This new system represents the current focus of Tower Hamlets' electoral preparations, with no further council discussions or decisions on the technology reported since its announcement.
Key facts
- Tower Hamlets is introducing new digital voting technology for upcoming elections. Source
- The system will feature digital polling stations where voters scan a QR code on their polling card. Source
- It will automatically record data on statutory documentation and log voter ID checks on a touchscreen. Source
- All data from the digital polling stations will sync directly to the count venue. Source
- Robert Curtis, Head of Electoral Services, explained the system's design in March 2026. Source
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