Noting that some member states already use, or are considering using e-voting for a number of purposes (facilitating the participation in elections by offering additional voting channels, etc.), the Committee of Ministers of the CoE is conscious “that only those e-voting systems which are secure, reliable, efficient, technically robust, open to independent verification and easily accessible to voters will build public confidence, which is a prerequisite for holding e-elections” (CM/Rec (2017)5). The Committee’s Recommendation on standards for e-voting, along with the Explanatory Report and the Implementation Guidelines, are an important source of advice on how to respect the principles of universal, equal, free and secret suffrage when introducing an e-voting system.