Georgian Election Commission Chair briefs political party leaders on electronic voting technology
Presentations on Smartmatic, a multinational company that builds and implements electronic voting systems and Pro V&V, an accredited company testing voting systems, were also submitted to the attendees by the companies’ representatives. Photo via Central Election Commission
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Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission, on Tuesday provided representatives from 40 political parties with a detailed overview of electronic voting technologies, the CEC said.
In a meeting, that featured Renata Levovski, the Director of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Georgia and John Dipiro, the Director of the International Republican Institute in the country, Kalandarishvili outlined the CEC’s ongoing and future initiatives to integrate the electronic technologies into the electoral process.
Kalandarishvili emphasised the benefits of e-voting and stressed the chosen technologies, to be used in the 2024 parliamentary elections, were in conformity with international standards and “best practices”.
Photo via Central Election Commission
The meeting with political party leaders today was highly significant. We shared comprehensive information on the use and implementation of technology. The discussion revealed no substantial concerns about the functionality of the technologies [...] our process is open, public, and transparent”, the CEC Chair noted.
Presentations on Smartmatic, a multinational company that builds and implements electronic voting systems and Pro V&V, an accredited company testing voting systems, were also submitted to the attendees by the companies’ representatives.
The meeting, held with technical support from IFES and IRI and facilitated through the United States Agency for International Development, also included an interactive discussion.