If e-voting is currently being used, what type(s) of technology used?
Russian Federation
- Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines with and without voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT)
- Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) or Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Article 2 of the Federal Law No.67-FZ of 12.06.2002 (Version of 05.05.2014) On basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum:
411) electronic voting complex – automated complex GAS “Vybory”, designed for carrying out of electronic voting, automated counting of voters, referendum participants, establishment of voting results and preparation of protocol of precinct election commission of election results;
Article 61 of the Federal Law No.67-FZ of 12.06.2002 (Version of 05.05.2014) On basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum:
10. Inside the polling station there shall be stationary ballot boxes made from transparent and semi-transparent material according to standard quotas for technological equipment approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in accordance with the sub-Clause (b) of the Clause 9 of the Article 21 of this Federal Law. The functions of stationary ballot boxes may be performed by vote-counting machines, including programmed technical complexes for processing of ballots. During electronic voting complexes for electronic voting shall be used.
Article 68 of the Federal Law No.67-FZ of 12.06.2002 (Version of 05.05.2014) On basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum:
35. The order of use of technical equipment for vote counting, electronic voting complexes, technical system of information transfer, order and terms of transfer, processing and use of information on elections, referendum, including the data of protocols of voting results transferred via technical communication channels in electronic format shall be established by the federal law, and in the part not regulated by the federal law – by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
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Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) or Optical Character Recognition (OCR) are the technical facilities used during vote counting. Complexes for processing of ballots; Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines with and without voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) are also complexes for electronic voting.