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Northgate IS helps to modernise voting system
09 August 2007, 9:07am
New service to revolutionise elections management by reaching out to diverse communities
Four out of ten voters could benefit from a new service aimed at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of elections management, and meeting the needs of local authorities and their citizens within a modernised voting system.
Northgate Information Solutions, a leading provider of innovative services to the public sector and utilities markets, is collaborating with local authorities throughout the country to develop its service at a time when councils are under pressure to respond to changes in the democratic process.
The state of the art elections management system, currently being trialled at a number of councils, will deliver:
The most up to date, accurate information at users’ fingertips through the development of a single fully-integrated search engine, and the introduction of wizards simplifying processes for electoral administration officers and speeding up administration time;
Closer interaction with diverse communities throughout the UK with the implementation of an advanced language facility, looking to engage with marginalised voters;
Greater efficiency and effectiveness in locating electors through the use of a GIS (Geographic Information System);
Easily-accessible and accurate historical citizen information with the introduction of a comprehensive electors database.
The service will be available to existing clients from the end of the year and to local authorities nationwide from early next year. Northgate currently administers electoral records for over 18 million registered voters, and has recently signed over 80 contracts for postal vote identification systems with local authorities committed to eliminating fraud in postal voting and to modernising their electoral systems.
Russell Osborne, Managing Director of Land & Property at Northgate Public Services, said today:
“Our services are designed to confidently address issues surrounding modern democratic elections systems, whilst assisting local authorities from beginning to end – registering elector information, producing electoral registers, and managing the election itself. This radically improved service will be a great benefit to both citizens and electoral administration officers, enabling them to reach out to wider communities and encourage greater public confidence in the democratic process.”
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