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The above-noted areas should be addressed in detail in a text in a manner that is understandable to the general reader. This is particularly important where the introduction of new voting technologies is likely to introduce legal challenges before and during elections. It should be emphasised that while the introduction of new technologies has its advantages, it risks undermining public trust in the electoral process and results, especially in politically sensitive environments, if not properly planned, tested, implemented transparently, subject to audits of voters and election officials educated on its use. Certainly, a shift from paper-based to electronic voting and counting should not be considered a panacea to the problems that occurred in recent elections. In addition, any introduction of electronic voting should take into account the Council of Europe’s standards in the field of e-voting. The authorities should consider seeking external technical assistance from experts experienced in legislative drafting for electronic electoral processes.