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ICT IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED

ICT IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED. Susanne Caarls International Electoral Affairs Symposium 30-31 May 2012. Content. Registration process Voting process Counting process Current discussions Trends Lessons learned. Periodic list Continuous list Civil Registry.

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ICT IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED

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  1. ICT IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS:LESSONS LEARNED Susanne Caarls International Electoral Affairs Symposium 30-31 May 2012

  2. Content • Registration process • Voting process • Counting process • Current discussions • Trends • Lessons learned

  3. Periodic list Continuous list Civil Registry Registration process

  4. Latest developments Biometric features Online registration Registration process

  5. Direct Recording Machines E-voting process

  6. E-voting process

  7. Case study: Brazil • voters – 130,604,430 85.47% turnout • DRE’s – 455,971, managed by 13,000 IT technicians • Electoral precincts – 3,105 • polling stations – 400,588 • workers at the polling stations – 1,665,816

  8. Case Study: Brazil An electronic voting machine is made up of a micro terminal and a voting terminal. In the micro terminal, voters are identified through their voting card numbers. Voters cast their ballots in the voting terminal.

  9. Case Study: Brazil At 7:00 a.m. on election day, work begins with the printing of a report referred to as “zerésima”.

  10. Case Study: Brazil • When voters input their information, the machine will display the offices for which the election is being held, prompting voters to type the number of the candidate of their choice • After the appropriate number is typed, the machine will display the name, photograph and party or coalition of the candidate of choice • Then confirmation by pushing the green button

  11. Case Study: the Netherlands • The population register is taken as the basis for compiling the polling lists. • Turnout in 2010 Parliament elections: 75,3% (2006 80,4) (9,5 million voters) • Over 88% internet users

  12. Case study- The Netherlands • +97% of the population voted electronically • Also experiments with internet voting

  13. Case study: the Netherlands • Electronic voting is black box voting • Voting machine could be hacked in 1 minute • Lack in transparency • Secrecy of the vote in jeopardy

  14. Case Study: the Netherlands • Back to paper ballot voting • Problems: • Family voting • Problems with counting • Re-counts

  15. Case Study: Estonia • Voters are registered in the Estonian population register and the population register is taken as the basis for compiling the polling lists. • Around 1 million eligible voters • 63% uses internet • 86% declares income tax through the internet • Over 80% has an electronic ID card

  16. Case Study: Estonia Electronic ID card is used to identify the voter

  17. Case Study: Estonia • Voters can vote multiple times • Voters can vote via the internet during the advance voting period • A voter may change his/her electronic vote • The vote which will be counted is the last vote

  18. Counting Scanning of ballot papers

  19. DiscussionsVoter Verified Paper Audit Trail

  20. DiscussionsEnd-to-end verification • End-to end verification: voters would after casting his/her vote, receive a 12-digit number and use it after the election, via a website, to check that the vote has been counted. • Discussion: content of the vote.

  21. Discussionsreversible vote • Reversible vote: • The voter may vote via the internet as many times as he/she wishes • As above, with the added possibility of the voter going to a polling station (on Election Day).

  22. Trends • Registration process 1. Use of biometric features in emerging democracies • E-voting 2. Use of DRE’s is on the rise, except in Europe 3. In Europe internet voting is on the rise Possible new trend: use of scanning devices

  23. Lessons learned 1- trust • Trust is needed • Explain reasons • Be transparent • Observers and media need access

  24. Lessons learned 2- time • Organise and plan well ahead • Sufficient time is needed for testing and certification

  25. Lessons learned 3- procedural and legal matters • E-voting is not only about technology • Procedures and legislation need to be in place.

  26. Lessons learned 4- use information out there • From other countries • Council of Europe: • Recommendation on legal, operational and technical aspects of e-voting • Guidelines on certification and transparency • E-voting Handbook • OSCE/ODIHR election assessment reports • IFES

  27. Lessons Learned 5- Election Commission needs to be in the driving seat • Members of Elections Commissions are sometimes too dependent on others.

  28. Conclusion • Trust • Time • Procedural and legal matters • Use information out there • You need to be in the driving seat!

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