Electronic voting procedure
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(1) A voter may vote using electronic means on the days prescribed in clause 4 of subsection 2 of § 38 of this Act using the system provided in subsection 1 of § 482of this Act.
(2) The identity of a voter in the electronic voting system is verified by means of a document prescribed for digital identification of person as provided in the Identity Documents Act. 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.
(3) The identity of a voter may also be verified in the electronic voting system through an equivalent electronic identification means. The electronic identification means must meet the assurance level high set out in Article 8 (2) (c) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on trust services for electronic identification and electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/ EC (OJ L 257, 28.08.2014, pp 73-114), and the decision on the assurance level of the electronic identification scheme provided in the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Act must be valid.
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(4) After the identification of a voter, the consolidated list of candidates in the electoral district of the residence of the voter is displayed to the voter. When displaying the consolidated list of candidates, the candidates must be guaranteed equivalent conditions.
(5) The voter indicates the candidate in the electoral district of their residence for whom they wish to vote. The application used for electronic voting encrypts the voter’s vote using the vote encryption key. The voter confirms the vote by a digital signature in compliance with the requirements of the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Act.
(6) The electronic voting system issues a confirmation to the voter that the vote has been accepted.[RT I, 24.05.2024, 1 – entry into force 03.06.2024]
