SMS Monitored Venezuela's Election

During the recent Presidential Election in Venezuela nearly 8 million voters used SMS to find their polling station, reports 160characters.org.

"The SMS application to handle enquiries from the 16 million registered voters to know which was their voting center was used by 7.8 million voters. The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) also used SMS to tell with the 350,000 electoral witnesses where and when they should receive their training.

The text in number was widely promoted by TV, broadcast radio and newspapers. ... The CNE is planing to keep the service operating permanently as a new comunication way in adition to their web site and freephone line."

emily | 8:04 AM | SMS and Politics |
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