Internet Voting Usefulness: An Empirical Analysis of Trust, Convenience and Accessibility

  • Authors:
  • Lemuria Carter;Ronald Campbell

  • Affiliations:
  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA;North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Organizational and End User Computing
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Opportunities for Internet use in the political process are constantly emerging. The use of the Internet to obtain political news and share political information is gaining momentum. Remote Internet voting initiatives are also growing in popularity. This study presents a model of Internet voting adoption that explores the predictors of the perceived usefulness of Internet voting systems. To test the model a survey is administered to 372 citizens. The results of structural equation modeling indicate that accessibility, convenience, disposition to trust, and Internet trust all have a significant impact on the perceived usefulness of Internet Voting. Implications for research and practice are discussed.