E-voting trials to be resumed in new format Geneva was one of the first to introduce the option of online voting in Switzerland in 2004. But the trials were stopped last year due to serious security flaws and growing opposition. Keystone/Martial Trezzini The Swiss government has announced plans to relaunch limited trials of electronic voting 18 months after suspending such schemes due to security flaws. This content was published on December 21, 2020 - 14:31 December 21, 2020 - 14:31 Urs Geiser with additional reporting by Balz Rigendinger See in another language: 1 Thurnherr leads the Federal Chancellery, the body in charge of administering e-voting for the national government.