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Statistical Office of the Canton ZurichBleicherweg 58052 ZurichSwitzerland

Contact: giampiero.beroggi@statistik.ji.zh.ch

Goal of e-Voting Zuriche

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n Motivate young people to participate in political decision making, i.e., elections, referenda and initiatives

n Increase voting participation by providing a new voting channel

n Integration of e-voting into traditional voting and election system

n Simple handling for citizens and government agencies

Electorate Behaviore

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Excerpt from the eGovernment Trend Barometer (FHS Bern, March 04)

„Do you think that e-Voting will increase the participation of young people in political decision making?“

§ 46% yes, certainly

§ 32% rather yes

§ 12% rather no

§ 9% no, definitely not§ 1% no opinion/no answer

Mobile Voting e

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Only the Canton of Zurichgoes one step further

Overview Canton Zuriche

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12 Districts

171 Communities

21 Cities

1.2 Mio. Inhabitants

Voting Forms

Interactive TV

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CitizensCanton Zurich

Voting / Election Issue(Federal, Canton, Community)

Electronic Ballot Box

Vote RegistrationSoftware

Communities

Voting / Election Issue(Federal, Canton, Local)

Analysis

Vote RegistrationSoftware

Printing

Control ofvoting rights

Local Voting Place

Voting Office

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Overview of the e-voting System

Software Providers for Communitiese

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The definition and implementation of all interfaces between the various community IT systems and the e-voting system was most crucial for the successful realization ofthe e-voting system.

Major Milestones of e-Voting Project e

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- Integration of Citizen and Voters Databases

- e-Voting through Internet or SMS

A complete e-voting system must be accomplished with the following characteristics:

- Suited for Referenda/Initiatives

- Majority and Proportional Voting

- Transfer of Votes to the main voting system in XML-format

e-Voting Canton Zuriche

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Archive Archive

Preparation byCanton Zurich

Mailing ofvoting material

Citizens choose voting approach

Preparation bySwiss Governm.

Initializationof e-Voting

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• Processing and distribution of data• Preparation of documentations

Swiss FederalChancellery

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Determination of ResultsElection and Voting Process

Mail Ballot e-Voting

Preparation bySwiss Governm.

Preparation byCanton Zurich

Preparation bycommunities

Preparation bycommunities

• Processing and distribution of data• Preparation of documentations

• Processing of data• Preparation of documentations

Swiss Statis-tical Office

Voting Alternativese

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Alternative voting procedures

Integrated Vote Counting System

Ballot voting onelection day E-Voting on

Mobile Phone

e-Voting SystemManual Vote Counting

Citizen

Ballot votingthrough mail

Early ballot votingBallot voting ontravel ballot E-Voting on

Internet

The Personal e-Voting Forme

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Voting through Internete

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Check out our online e-Voting simulation tool:à http://evotingdemo.zh.ch

End to End Connection of SMSe

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Voting through SMSe

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Consult initiatives and referenda

Read User-ID from Voting Form

„S“ for initiative or referendum

„?“ for help

Send SMS

E-Voting through SMSe

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Show initiatives and referenda

Date of e-Voting

B = Federal Vote

1 = Option 1

Short Message

e-Voting through SMSe

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Authentifizierung

enter PIN (under Siegel)

enter Birth date

How secure is e-Voting?

Ø Is at least as secure as ballot voting

The Zurich E-Voting-System:

Ø Is more secure than voting by mail

Ø Avoids counting errors

Ø Reduces interpretation of cast votes and is thus closer to the voters' will

Ø „Best praxis“ standards assures security all the time

Casting the e-vote

The 3 steps for casting e-votes:

Ø Enter User-ID (identification)

Ø Enter of votes

Ø Enter of PIN and birth date(authetification)

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Voting Right Examination 1

Voting Right Examination 2 and 3

The Integration into the traditional voting system

Ø Fast results on voting day

The advantages of the Zurich E-Voting-Systems are:

Ø Process oriented, secure tasks

Ø Fewer mistakes and no interruption

Ø Effort and cost reduction

Ø Free selection of candidates and voting lists by voters

Data Transfer to Voting System

Distribution of used Channelse

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Used Channels for Voting

19.6%

6.8%

73.6%

Internet

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Daily Vote Castinge

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Key Data e-Voting Project Zuriche

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31. March 2006End of Pilot Project

13. March 2006Regular Community Voting

14. December 2005Univ. Student Board 2005

27. November 2005Pilot Voting with 14 communities

25. September 2005Test Pilot Voting in 1 Community

Mid May 2005Test with 15 Communities

12. or 19. April 2005Test with Federal Steering Group

10. December 2004Univ. Student Board (Proportional)