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Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To further increase and maintain trust in internet voting, the election authorities should proactively address all concerns raised by election stakeholders who distrust the results of internet voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Internet Voting
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The election authorities could consider introducing cryptographic methods to prevent the possibility of depositing improperly formed ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Internet Voting
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent errors or outdated information when configuring the components of the system, the election authorities should put in place a quality assurance process that includes the comprehensive testing of the internet voting system in its entirety before being deployed.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Internet Voting
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To allow for meaningful external scrutiny and to build public trust, the SEO should publish complete, precise, and up-to-date documentation regarding technologies and processes supporting the internet voting system.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Internet Voting
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure transparency and remove any doubt about the integrity of results, the SEO should explain the results reporting process and timeline in due time before election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Internet Voting
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, the election authorities should consider methods to achieve end-to-end verifiability. To improve the current verifiability mechanisms, the election authorities should remove deficiencies in individual verifiability and ensure that all critical steps of determining the results of internet voting are auditable.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Internet Voting
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In order to provide equal opportunities to compete in elections, the election authorities should consider allocating public funding for the campaign activities of political parties contesting for the first time based on reasonable demonstrations of support.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent circumvention of the campaign income rules, the law should be amended to establish deadlines by which unpaid bills related to campaign expenditures must be serviced.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To avoid escalation of campaign expenditure and enhance equity among parties and candidates, the law should be amended to introduce campaign spending limits.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
Estonia
2023
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a level playing field, consideration could be given to requiring advertisers to publish their discount policies for electoral campaign advertising.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
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