Our History
Smartmatic pioneered many of the innovations that today are considered essential to election technology. Explore our timeline to discover key milestones in our history
2023 – 2018 | 2017 – 2012 | 2010 – 2005 | 2004 – 2000 |
2023 – 2018 | 2017 – 2012 | 2010 – 2005 | 2004 – 2000 |
Today
May, 2023
In the first five months of 2023, we assisted election commissions in Australia, Bulgaria, Georgia and Albania to modernize their elections.
January 04, 2021
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February, 2023
We introduced our new line of election technology VVSG 2.0-compliant line for US market built to next-level standards in security, accessibility and efficiency.
January 04, 2021
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2022
December, 2022
Our technologies and services help modernize 32 elections in nine countries in 2022, increasing results transparency and security.
January 04, 2021
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September, 2022
Kenya deploys robust election technology to help authorities authenticate voters and speed the publication of tally reports.
January 04, 2021
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March, 2022
Albania deploys cutting-edge biometric voter authentication and e-voting machines in six municipalities.
January 04, 2021
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February, 2022
Norway again deploys internet voting to help boost voter participation in a regional referendum.
Jan 01, 2021
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2021
December, 2021
We help citizens in 11 democratic countries with advanced technology, from election administration to voter authentication to online voting - all in less than 12 months.
January 04, 2021
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November, 2021
Honduras for the first time uses biometric technology to authenticate more than 3 million voters during the general elections.
Jan 01, 2021
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September, 2021
After years building its voter registry, Zambia launches first biometric voter authentication at polling places.
Jan 01, 2021
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June, 2021
CGI and Smartmatic work with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to successfully deliver e-counting for approximately 7.9 million hand-marked paper ballots.
Jan 01, 2021
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May, 2021
In a step toward modernizing its elections, Bulgaria deploys 3,000 electronic voting machines as a pilot to a potential nationwide rollout.
Jan 01, 2021
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2020
November, 2020
Los Angeles County, America’s largest election jurisdiction, deploys almost 20,000 ballot marking devices to nearly 800 vote centers for the 2020 US Presidential election.
Jan 01, 2021
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2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smartmatic expands its risk-mitigation portfolio with PPE, products and strategies to ensure safe in-person voting.
January 04, 2021
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2019
May, 2019
Smartmatic provides the Philippines with the tools for results transmissions, ballot boxes and batteries in 4th automated election. In 2018, the country purchased 92,509 Smartmatic optical scanners for vote counting.
Jan 01, 2021
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March, 2019
Online participation reaches 44,4% of all votes cast in Estonia’s Parliamentary elections, an increase of 40% over the same elections in 2015.
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2018
October, 2018
Our customized election solution allows Belgian authorities to broadcast timely results during the local elections held across the country.
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June, 2018
Los Angeles County selects Smartmatic to help election authorities manufacture and implement the County’s new system for 2020.
January 04, 2021
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June, 2018
Smartmatic joins the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Sector Coordinating Council for the Election Infrastructure Subsector.
January 04, 2021
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May, 2018
Voters in the Norway's Finnmark province use the Smartmatic-Cybernetica online voting solution during a referendum. 85% of participants preferred voting online.
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2017
October, 2017
Authorities in Italy rely on Smartmatic for technology and services to deploy 24,700 touchscreen voting machines across Lombardy to serve 7.8 million voters.
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October, 2017
The National Election Chamber of Argentina uses Smartmatic technology for voter identity in Chaco, Corrientes, Jujuy, Formosa, Misiones & Salta and 14 municipalities in Greater Buenos Aires.
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April, 2017
More than 4,000 VIU-800 biometric devices authenticate voters in Armenia during Parliamentary elections. Our technology also helps operators manage polling stations.
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January, 2017
Our biometric technology helps authorities in Sierra Leone to register voters across the entire country ahead of the 2018 national elections.
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2016
December, 2016
Authorities in Oman deploy Smartmatic vote counting machines in polling stations, making the process more efficient and transparent.
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March, 2016
In Utah's Republican primary, 80% of voters who registered online cast their votes online. Of those, 94% described the experience as good.
Jan 01, 2021
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February, 2016
Uganda deploys 30,500 biometric devices to accurately authenticate voters in its general elections.
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2015
December, 2015
Residents of Chile’s Maipu Commune cast ballots online or in precincts equipped with electronic voting machines to decide how to allocate public funds among 225 projects.
Jan 01, 2021
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November, 2015
Our technology enables election authorities in remote areas in Sierra Leone to streamline election result transmission and certify the results via biometrics.
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November, 2015
Richmond, Virginia (USA) tests our ePen during the general election. This groundbreaking device allows officials to streamline reporting and results transmission.
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July 2015
Smartmatic's third election in Mexico includes streamliinng preliminary results for an election inC hiapas. We helped Campeche and Tabasco earlier in the year.
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July, 2015
We conduct our first major election in Argentina. The electronic voting solution in La Falda and Marcos Juarez to deliver official results just 45 minutes.
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June, 2015
Smartmatic earns ISO 9001 Quality Management System and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certifications, reflecting our commitment to improvement.
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2014
November, 2014
CEO Antonio Mugica and Chairman Lord Mark Malloch-Brown launch SGO to help governments improve elections, efficiency, pollution control, and identity management.
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October, 2014
The digital ePen improves the speed, accuracy and integrity of traditional ballot-counting processes for the first time in a local UK election.
January 04, 2021
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June, 2014
The new multidisciplinary center for research and development in Estonia will advance remote and internet voting for use on a global scale.
January 04, 2021
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May, 2014
Belgium conducts the first European Union Parliamentary election ever using a voter verified e-voting solution, with our technology.
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February, 2014
We deliver auditable and secure results in local elections in record-breaking time for the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
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2013
April, 2013
In Venezuela, Smartmatic election technology helps ensure result integrity where the two main candidates were separated by just 1.49%. All parties audit the voting platform 15 times.
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2013
By creating a better database, we help Haiti provide its citizens with better services in the years following the devastating earthquake of 2010.
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2012
October, 2012
Belgium chooses us to design and manufacture its election hardware and software for the next 15 years. We deploy the first batch of 20,000 machines and in October, Belgium has a successful automated election – our first in Europe.
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October, 2012
We set up 500,000 voting machines, hire and train support staff for 400,000 vote centers, and configure and deploy 1,320 BGAN Sabre satellite terminals to transmit results in Brazil.
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2010
May, 2010
In the largest outsourced automated election, 50 million voters in the Philippines are able to see the results in less than a day.
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2010
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) chooses Smartmatic for Zambia's biometric voter register. Voter registration increases 40%.
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January, 2010
Following a devastating earthquake, we send people and equipment to Haiti to register citizens, which helps to quickly put aid where it is most needed.
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2009
August, 2009
In Bolivia, Smartmatic delivers the fastest biometric voter registration in the world – 5 million citizens in less than 75 days.
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2009
Biometric registration allows Mexico's government to issue citizens national identity cards. Our rugged, portable kits perform even in very remote areas.
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2008
August, 2008
We provide a pioneering voting solution for Mindanao province that increases voter participation and delivers election results in record time. It is the first automated election in the Philippines.
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2008
We open new offices in Manila, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, expanding Smartmatic's footprint and its ability to provide fast service worldwide.
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2007
April, 2007
Over 76,000 citizens in Curacao use auditable Smartmatic technology to vote in the Dutch Antilles' Insular Council elections.
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2006
2006
We provide technology and services to Chicago, the only jurisdiction in the US with encrypted results transmission. It’s the third biggest jurisdiction after LA and NYC.
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2005
2005
The Carter Center, founded by former US president Jimmy Carter to advance human rights, and the European Union validate our voting technology as secure, reliable and auditable.
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2005
The company introduces its secure voting technology platform, which offers auditable elections and rapid results delivery to US market.
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2005
Smartmatic continues it commitment to be the industry leader in research and development opening a second R&D facility, this one in Taipei, Taiwan.
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2004
2004
Venezuela’s 2004 elections are the first election ever to use a VVPAT – voter-verified paper trail. This feature is now the de facto standard worldwide.
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2003
2003
Enabling hyper-secure connection between devices, our NEA technology will form the basis of our future election platform.
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2003
Smartmatic applies its cybersecurity technology to elections and develops its first voting machine.
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2002
2002
First 20 utility patents issued for technologies developed in-house will form the basis for almost all of the company's future election devices and tools.
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2002
Based on our Smartnet platform, our banking solution increases security for key customers in Mexico's banking sector.
Jan 01, 2021
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2001
2001
Smartnet is one of the earliest platforms to enable the Internet of Things (IoT), a solution to make online protocols highly secure.
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2000
2000
Smartmatic was founded in Florida, USA, as a cybersecurity company in the IoT space.
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