Could on-line voting boost desire to vote? – Technology acceptance perceptions of young Hungarian citizens

In our paper we develop and test the argument that intent to i-vote (to use on-line voting systems) drives intent to vote, while intent to i-vote is influenced by four key attitudes: performance expectation, perception on ease of use, trust in the internet and trust in the government. We show that t...

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Published in:	Government information quarterly Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 705 - 714
Main Authors:	Nemeslaki, András, Aranyossy, Márta, Sasvári, Péter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01.10.2016
Subjects:	DeLone and McLean information system success model Extended TAM Hungary On-line voting Partial least square method DeLone and McLean information system success model On-line voting Hungary Extended TAM Partial least square method
ISSN:	0740-624X, 1872-9517
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Summary:	In our paper we develop and test the argument that intent to i-vote (to use on-line voting systems) drives intent to vote, while intent to i-vote is influenced by four key attitudes: performance expectation, perception on ease of use, trust in the internet and trust in the government. We show that these findings contradict those which exclusively identified economical, legal, and cultural drivers to enhance democratic participation in the Central and Eastern European region. Rooted cardinally in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) six hypotheses were set, and then tested with partial least square (PLS) structural equation modelling. In the context of young, educated and internet-ready Hungarian voters the testing of the hypotheses has shown high level of on-line voting intent and that perception of on-line voting would enhance voting desire amongst young Hungarian internet users. Also, our findings show that performance expectation, perception on ease of use and trust in the internet are positively associated with i-voting intent. •We examined educated and internet ready Hungarian voters' online voting intention.•Our findings in CEE confirm earlier findings of TAM and U.S. e-voting research.•On-line voting would change attitude toward voting among educated and internet-ready Hungarians.•Performance expectations and ease of use are critical determinants of i-voting intent.•Trust in internet technology is a relevant predictor for intention to vote on-line.
ISSN:	0740-624X 1872-9517
DOI:	10.1016/j.giq.2016.11.003