On the other hand, some countries only allow certain groups of voters to cast their ballots over the internet. In countries such as France, Panama or Pakistan, for example, the option to vote online is reserved for voters who live abroad.
France started piloting the use of online voting for voters abroad in 2003, offering this possibility to all citizens living abroad for the first time during the 2012 parliamentary elections. Shortly after becoming a possibility, online voting became the first choice by more than half of voters living abroad.