Are official election results processed by an electronic tabulation system?
Ukraine
The Law of Ukraine on Election of the People’s Deputies of Ukraine [Law of Ukraine No. 4061-VI, Enacted November 17, 2011]
Article 31. Powers of a District Election Commission
16) tabulate voting results in the nationwide election district within the single-mandate election precinct and in the single-mandate election district, compile the tabulation protocols, submit the protocols and other election documents specified in this Law to the Central Election Commission;
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report: Early Parliamentary Elections, 26 October 2014
“In 81 DECs, OSCE/ODIHR EOM observers were restricted in their observation, and in 46 DECs, they did not have full co-operation from the DEC, which decreased the transparency of the tabulation process. OSCE/ODIHR EOM observers reported that the data entry process was often not accessible for citizen and/or international observers, or for other authorized people who were not commission members. In 152 DECs (196 observations), international observers were not able to observe and report on the data entry of election results, as they were not granted access to the room where results were entered into the Vybory system. According to the CEC chairperson, access to the computer room was restricted due to security reasons. Transparency was further decreased by the fact that international observers were not provided with corrected PEC protocols or with printouts from the Vybory system, which made it impossible for them to compare the figures of PEC protocols.107 Further analysis of PEC protocols by the OSCE/ODIHR EOM and the fact that DEC protocols had to be returned by the CEC for corrections after the Vybory system had accepted and transferred erroneous PEC protocols raise questions regarding the reliability and integrity of the Vybory system in its current form and highlight the need to further improve it in order to prevent such technical errors in future elections.”