Aceeeo E-Voting 16112010

ACEEEO Association of European Election Ofcialsdiscussions on e-votingJen SzpCouncil of Europe Meeting to Review Developments in e-votingNovember 16-17 2010. Introduction to ACEEEO Founded in 11 !e "im of foun#ing $CEEE% w"s to provi#e " forum for t!e e&c!"nge of inform"tion on election "n# politic"l processes "mong election offici"ls "n# scientific e&perts. $CEEE% is " non-government"l org"ni'"tion( oper"ting in#epen#entl) of p"rties "n# governments. !oals fro"ulated in 111# Fostering transparent election s$ste"s% 'iscussing pro(le"s encountered during t)e institutionalisation of free% de"ocratic and fair elections% *# Inviting election o(servers to countries on a "utual (asis so as to increase co""on professional +no,ledge% and -# S)aring infor"ation a"ong t)e "e"(ers in order to aid t)e furt)er develop"ent of de"ocratic electoral processes# Members org"ni'"tions "re from 2* countriesAl(ania% Ar"enia% Azer(ai.an% /elarus% /osnia and 0erzegovina% /ulgaria% Croatia% !eorgia% 0ungar$%1aza+)stan% 1$rg$zstan% 2atvia% 2it)uania% 3acedonia% 3oldova% 4oland% 5o"ania% 5ussia% Ser(ia% Slova+ia% Slovenia% 6ur+e$% 7+raine% and also ,e )ave Afg)anistan in an o(server status Annual conferences are organized since 11 and ,e )ave nu"erous ot)er activities Some conferences:Media and Elections & E-voting2ondon% 71 &88* - 6,o plenar$ sessions and a ,or+s)op on e-voting% e9)i(ition and presentations ($ t)e Suppliers of Election E:uip"ent and Services 5ECO33E;'A6IO; O; E-# 6)e e-election develop"ent s)ould (e co"pleted,it)in > to 18 $ears depending on t)e "e"(er countr$@s speciAc s$ste" of election and infrastructure# VoterTurnoutwithspecialregardto the frst time voters6irana% Al(ania &88- -Bor+s)op on e-voting% E9)i(ition andpresentations($t)eSuppliersofElection E:uip"ent and Services!egal remedies in the election processesStandards of electronic votingSiCfo+% 0ungar$ &88> =alsoaconference of !lo(al Election Organization? - 4lenar$ session and ,or+s)op on e-voting% e9)i(ition and presentations ($ t)e Suppliers of Election E:uip"ent and Services 5ECO33E;'A6IO; O; 60E I342E3E;6A6IO; OF E-?6)e Conference of !lo(al Election Organizations and !eneral Asse"(l$ 3eeting of t)e Association of Central and Eastern European Election Ofcials =ACEEEO?% call on t)eir 3e"(ers to ta+e "easures ,)ere appropriate to pro"ote t)e introduction of e-voting tec)nologies in t)e voting process as follo,sE 1# 3e"(ers s)all esta(lis) an international cooperation to create co""on perspective and a co""on vision for t)e develop"ent of e-de"ocrac$ and e-voting# 6)is ,ill support s)aring of infor"ation and% in particular% ena(le t)e setting out of t)e possi(le directions% t)e identiAcation of (est practices and t)e provision of guidance# 6)e result of t)e .oint ,or+ s)ould (e an e-de"ocrac$ route "ap ,)ic) can (e utilised ($ 3e"(er states#Advantages of t)is international co-operationEF greater pu(lic conAdence in e-voting s$ste"sF greater conAdence in e-voting s$ste"s a"ong politiciansF en)ance interopera(ilit$F speed up t)e introduction of e-votingF "ini"ize t)e cost of t)e introduction of e-voting It is advised t)at election aut)orities develop a national plan for t)e "odernization of t)e election process t)at includes e-voting# Suc) plans can (e integrated into national strategies on t)e develop"ent of e-govern"ent#*# 6)e planned e-voting s$ste"s s)ould respect t)e o(ligations and co""it"ents of t)e accepted (asic international docu"ents on de"ocratic elections% suc) as t)e 7niversal 'eclaration of 0u"an 5ig)ts% t)e Code of !ood 4ractice in Electoral 3atters% adopted ($ t)e Council for de"ocratic elections of t)e Council of Europe and t)e European Co""ission for 'e"ocrac$ t)roug) 2a,% t)e docu"ent of t)e Copen)agen 3eeting of t)e Conference on t)e 0u"an 'i"ension of t)e OSCE#-# /efore introducing e-voting% according to national re:uire"ents% "e"(ers s)ould ta+e t)e necessar$ steps to create t)e national legislative (ac+ground to ena(le t)e introduction of e-voting tec)nologies in t)e voting process# ># /efore introducing e-voting t)e election "anage"ent (odies s)ould develop a detailed plan to i"ple"ent an$ e-election s$ste"s# 6)e plan s)ould respect t)e follo,ingsEF Special attention )as to (e paid to develop pu(lic conAdence% and t)e conAdence of political parties#F It is essential to deAne and co""unicate t)e vision of e-voting# 3a+e t)e vision citizen-centered% deAne priorit$ areas and ti"ing#F 6o insure t)e integrit$ of an$ e-voting tec)nolog$% an ade:uate securit$ s$ste" s)ould (e developed# F 7se a step-($-step introduction of e-voting tec)nologies# It is reco""ended t)at t)is is done in a progressive "anner% to develop t)e ne, s$ste" incre"entall$ to "eet t)e arising re:uire"ents# In t)e earl$ p)ases of develop"ent t)e ne, s$ste" s)ould (e used parallel to t)e conventional one#G# 6)e e-voting s$ste" used at political elections or referenda s)ould co"pl$ ,it) t)e e9isting internationall$ accepted standards for e-voting#D# 3e"(ers s)ould infor" eac) ot)er a(out c)allenges% difculties and ac)ieve"ents in order to support t)e eHective and efcient develop"ent of e-voting s$ste"s# !egal and Technical "spects of #ational $eferendum Jur"ala% 2atvia &88G - 4lenar$ session on e-voting%rofessional education of electoral actorsStras(ourg% France &88DEnsuring Securit& of electionsConstanta% 5o"ania &88I - A presentation on I6 securit$ of elections 'udicial protections of electoral rightsJerevan% Ar"enia &88(eveloping "ccurate Voter !ists6(ilisi% !eorgia &818 K 4resentation on e-voting ena(led voter@s list Some recent activities:(eveloping accurate voters) list in transitional democraciesanal$sis of voters@ registration preparation of a docu"ent concentrating on t)e (est practicesconference focusing on t)e registration of voters*outh voters+ education)and(oo+ on $out) voters@ education Arst ti"e voters in t)e 0ouse of t)e ;ationt)e ,,,#Arstvoter#org ,e(site is launc)ed 6)e Association of European Election Ofcials =ACEEEO? organizes an international conference fro" 1>-1I June &811 in /udapest% 0ungar$ in t)e last "ont) of t)e 0ungarian presidenc$ of t)e European 7nion to co""e"orate t)e &8 anniversar$ of t)e ACEEEO#