General principles of electronic voting
(1) An up-to-date electronic voting system administered by the State Electoral Office is used in electronic voting. The electronic voting system must ensure that each voter’s vote cast by electronic means is correctly counted or annulled and reflected in the voting results accordingly. The electronic voting system must ensure that only voters who have the right to vote can vote and that only the votes of voters who have the right to vote are counted in the voting results.
(2) A voter votes on their own. On the conditions prescribed in § 489of this Act, a voter may change their vote cast by electronic means.
(3) The National Electoral Committee establishes by its resolution:
1) the electronic identification schemes used for identification of voters;
2) the technical requirements for electronic voting. [RT I, 24.05.2024, 1 – entry into force 01.10.2024]
(4) The State Electoral Office:
1) approves the information security policy of the electronic voting system, the electronic voting protocol suite and the technical guidelines for the electronic voting system;
2) organises the resolution of incidents hindering electronic voting pursuant to law;
3) approves the schedule, scope and results of test voting of the electronic voting system and publishes a report on the results;
4) organises the auditing of the electronic voting system in the course of which an information systems auditor audits the test voting of the electronic voting system, the integrity of the system and the compliance of the acts of the State Electoral Office with law and with the electronic voting documentation. [RT I, 24.05.2024, 1 – entry into force 03.06.2024]
