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The report on the scope of e-voting in elections
Marianne Riise, senior adviserStrasbourg 23 and 24 November 2006
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development2
Report
Considers
democratic
legal
technical
administrative
aspects on e-voting
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development3
The committee concludes:• Main purpose of introducing e-voting:
– increase availability– reduce costs– ensure faster and more accurate counting
• To reach this objective: Make e-voting available in uncontrolled environments
• Absolute requirements– measures to secure secrecy– strict security– maintain voters confidence
Current technology cannot guarantee absolute security E-voting not recommended on a large-scale basis Recommends systematic pilot studies and evaluations
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development4
Assessments (1)
• Central dimension: Voting at polling stations with supervision (controlled) vs. voting outside the polling station (uncontrolled)
• E-voting in controlled environments– not a problem– expensive– more difficult to manage– not recommended as a permanent
solution
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development5
Assessments (2)
• E-voting in uncontrolled environments– definitely a problem as we see it– secrecy:
– “in a secluded room and unobserved”– security
– technically not possible to ensure 100%– certain measures necessary– inexpensive– recommended
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development6
Measures required
• Introducing a cancellation right• Only e-voting in advance voting phase• E-voting only as a supplement• Satisfy the standards of the EC
Recommendation on e-voting
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development7
Annulmentmessage
Data network
Data network
Ballot receiving
server
Ballotstorage server
Firewall
Voters’ register
Ballot forms
Ballot inspection
serverSMS-
network
SMS-network
Voters’ register
Voting client
Ballot annulment
serverBallots
Kryptert stemmeKryptert
stemmetert stemmeannulment
Election official
Voting period is terminated
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development8
How to introduce e-voting?
• Step-by-step process• We should hurry slowly• Pilots should start
– in controlled environment– in binding and non-binding
elections– in uncontrolled environments
using controlled computers (non-binding elections)
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development9
Pilot plans
Environ-ments
Type of election
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Controlled Consultative
Binding
Uncontrolled (controlled computer)
Consultative
Binding
Controlled (Uncontrolled computer)
Consultative
Binding
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development10
Plans: September 2007
• Pilots in school elections– Voting over the Internet for some
students• Also e-voting in controlled
environments at school elections (as in 2003 and 2005)
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development11
Contact: [email protected]
phone +047 22 24 72 72
The report is available in English:
www.e-valg.dep.no