Last updated on December 17, 2013

Once the polling is over and the polling place is closed, the data from the e-voting machine is then decrypted and uploaded with what is called a “guiding program.” The process varies according to the type of election. In the case of municipal elections, the data is tabulated at the precinct of the municipality and transferred to the local TRE and the TSE. In the case of general elections, the data are read at the precinct that corresponds to the municipality and transmitted to the local TRE and to the TSE. The data on votes for the President of the Republic are added and announced by the TSE.

The entire system is ensured by a security infrastructure, which prevents data from being intentionally or unintentionally modified and/or deleted. The security of the system is comprised of the system audit program, which records all transactions performed on the machine, and the system security program, which prevents any tampering with the voting machine, such as the removal of the diskette on which election votes are stored.

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