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Zurich e-Voting Systeme
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Statistical Office of the Canton ZurichBleicherweg 58052 ZurichSwitzerland
Contact: giampiero.beroggi@statistik.ji.zh.ch
Goal of e-Voting Zuriche
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n Motivate young people to participate in political decision making, i.e., elections, referenda and initiatives
n Increase voting participation by providing a new voting channel
n Integration of e-voting into traditional voting and election system
n Simple handling for citizens and government agencies
Electorate Behaviore
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Excerpt from the eGovernment Trend Barometer (FHS Bern, March 04)
„Do you think that e-Voting will increase the participation of young people in political decision making?“
§ 46% yes, certainly
§ 32% rather yes
§ 12% rather no
§ 9% no, definitely not§ 1% no opinion/no answer
Mobile Voting e
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Only the Canton of Zurichgoes one step further
Overview Canton Zuriche
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12 Districts
171 Communities
21 Cities
1.2 Mio. Inhabitants
Voting Forms
Interactive TV
iTV
CitizensCanton Zurich
Voting / Election Issue(Federal, Canton, Community)
Electronic Ballot Box
Vote RegistrationSoftware
Communities
Voting / Election Issue(Federal, Canton, Local)
Analysis
Vote RegistrationSoftware
Printing
Control ofvoting rights
Local Voting Place
Voting Office
Printing Office
Community Chancellery
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Cluster
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Mobile Phone
Web-Browser(Internet)
PDA/WAP
TransportSMS
TransportInternet
TransportLeuNet
Central ElectorateData Base
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Overview of the e-voting System
Software Providers for Communitiese
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The definition and implementation of all interfaces between the various community IT systems and the e-voting system was most crucial for the successful realization ofthe e-voting system.
Major Milestones of e-Voting Project e
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- Integration of Citizen and Voters Databases
- e-Voting through Internet or SMS
A complete e-voting system must be accomplished with the following characteristics:
- Suited for Referenda/Initiatives
- Majority and Proportional Voting
- Transfer of Votes to the main voting system in XML-format
e-Voting Canton Zuriche
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Physicaland
electronicballot
Start
Archive Archive
Preparation byCanton Zurich
Mailing ofvoting material
Citizens choose voting approach
Preparation bySwiss Governm.
Initializationof e-Voting
System
• Processing and distribution of data• Preparation of documentations
Swiss FederalChancellery
conventional e-VotingCommunities
CantonZurich
SwissGovern-ment
Citizens
ID-Code
Determination of ResultsElection and Voting Process
Mail Ballot e-Voting
Preparation bySwiss Governm.
Preparation byCanton Zurich
Preparation bycommunities
Preparation bycommunities
• Processing and distribution of data• Preparation of documentations
• Processing of data• Preparation of documentations
Swiss Statis-tical Office
Voting Alternativese
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Alternative voting procedures
Integrated Vote Counting System
Ballot voting onelection day E-Voting on
Mobile Phone
e-Voting SystemManual Vote Counting
Citizen
Ballot votingthrough mail
Early ballot votingBallot voting ontravel ballot E-Voting on
Internet
The Personal e-Voting Forme
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Voting through Internete
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Check out our online e-Voting simulation tool:à http://evotingdemo.zh.ch
End to End Connection of SMSe
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MSCMSC
SMSCSMSC
BSC / BTSBSC / BTS
‚Militarized‘ Zone
GSM2nd G encryption
ServerServer
Voting through SMSe
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Consult initiatives and referenda
Read User-ID from Voting Form
„S“ for initiative or referendum
„?“ for help
Send SMS
E-Voting through SMSe
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Show initiatives and referenda
Date of e-Voting
B = Federal Vote
1 = Option 1
Short Message
e-Voting through SMSe
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Authentifizierung
enter PIN (under Siegel)
enter Birth date
How secure is e-Voting?
Ø Is at least as secure as ballot voting
The Zurich E-Voting-System:
Ø Is more secure than voting by mail
Ø Avoids counting errors
Ø Reduces interpretation of cast votes and is thus closer to the voters' will
Ø „Best praxis“ standards assures security all the time
Casting the e-vote
The 3 steps for casting e-votes:
Ø Enter User-ID (identification)
Ø Enter of votes
Ø Enter of PIN and birth date(authetification)
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Security Infrastructure
Access Control at the e-Voting Housing
Room Control and Securitye
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Front page: read PIN hereFront page: read PIN here
Voting Right Examination 1
Voting Right Examination 2 and 3
The Integration into the traditional voting system
Ø Fast results on voting day
The advantages of the Zurich E-Voting-Systems are:
Ø Process oriented, secure tasks
Ø Fewer mistakes and no interruption
Ø Effort and cost reduction
Ø Free selection of candidates and voting lists by voters
Data Transfer to Voting System
Distribution of used Channelse
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Used Channels for Voting
19.6%
6.8%
73.6%
Internet
MobilePhone
Ballot
Daily Vote Castinge
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Key Data e-Voting Project Zuriche
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31. March 2006End of Pilot Project
13. March 2006Regular Community Voting
14. December 2005Univ. Student Board 2005
27. November 2005Pilot Voting with 14 communities
25. September 2005Test Pilot Voting in 1 Community
Mid May 2005Test with 15 Communities
12. or 19. April 2005Test with Federal Steering Group
10. December 2004Univ. Student Board (Proportional)
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