Bonus: People Fixing the World: Fixing elections - for the better

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🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

A bonus episode from the People Fixing the World podcast.

2024 has been called a record breaking year for elections, with billions of people eligible to take part in all types of votes. But how can we make sure people can vote safely and securely?

We visit Australia's Northern Territory to see how voting takes place in incredibly remote communities. We also find out how a group of eminent women in Uganda is combating violence and intimidation during elections. And we hear how Estonia operates one of the most high-tech elections in the world.

People Fixing the World looks at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them. Discover more of the people and projects trying to make the world a better place at bbcworldservice.com/peoplefixingtheworld or, just search for People Fixing the World wherever you got this podcast.

Presenter: Myra Anubi Producers: Katie Solleveld, Richard Kenny Australia reporter: Laetitia Lemke Sound mix: Hal Haines Editor: Jon Bithrey

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0:00.0	You're listening to the documentary podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:04.7	I'm Myra Anubi and I'm here with a bonus episode of my podcast, People Fixing the World.
0:10.5	This time we're opening the polls on how to make elections better for everyone.
0:16.8	People fixing the world.
0:25.4	Thank you. People Fixing the World. I'm Myra Anubi and this is People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service.
0:30.7	Every week we choose to focus on positive things that are happening all around us,
0:35.3	things that are making our world a better place.
0:38.0	Speaking about choice, today we're finding out about ideas that are helping even more people
0:43.1	cast their votes and select the leaders they want.
0:51.0	And as Big Ben strikes 10, the exit poll is predicting a labor landslide.
0:57.6	Counting is underway in the biggest election ever held.
1:01.0	India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyes up a third.
1:03.7	In South Africa, the ruling ANC loses its majority for the first time since apartheid.
1:08.4	Mexicans vote in an election, which is almost certain to result in the country's first female president.
1:14.1	These are just some of the elections around the world so far in 2024.
1:18.6	The UN has described this as the biggest election year in human history.
1:23.3	Billions of people are getting the opportunity to vote in over 50 countries,
1:34.3	from huge elections in the United States to voting on the tiny island of Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean.
1:40.0	It's a good feeling knowing that so many people are getting to exercise their democratic rights.
1:45.7	But elections are often periods of turmoil, violence, corruption, intimidation,
1:48.9	and some people just don't feel like their vote counts.
1:53.7	So I thought it would be a good idea to find out about ways to make elections work safely and securely for as many people as possible.
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