Remote Electronic Voting (DEV) is an excellent opportunity for many voters to vote without visiting the polling station. This was stated by Sergey Grebennikov, director of the Russian Electronic Communications Association (RAEC).
“Today, technology helps users in many areas of life, and choices are no exception. Thanks to DEG, more people can vote as not everyone can go to the polls due to busyness or feeling unwell. Therefore, it is very nice that DEG is already present in 25 regions of our country.”
Stating that the system has been tested and successfully repelled thousands of cyber attacks, Grebennikov emphasized that there is no need to worry about hacker attacks.
“This is a safe and transparent way of voting that has proven itself in past elections. “The fact that voters broke records by registering for online voting this year demonstrates the usefulness of this system,” he said.
In contrast, Ilya Massukh, head of the Import Substitution Competence Center in the Field of ICT, reminded that there are two remote electronic voting systems, federal and Moscow. According to him, they are united in a common goal: to ensure the convenience of the citizen and the modernity of the voting process. He added that in total they covered more than 20 million voters.
“Both systems have developed quite actively since 2018 and are technically similar. Both systems use encryption algorithms, anonymization, and a ban on voice surveillance at any stage. Also, today both systems allow an ordinary citizen to observe the voting process and get data,” emphasized Massukh.
Recall that elections at various levels will begin on September 8 in Russia. This year, more than 4,000 election campaigns will be held in 85 regions across the country with the participation of more than 81,000 candidates. In particular, the elections will be held in Moscow, the Moscow region and for the first time in the new regions of Russia. Voting on most issues will take place in a three-day format and will end on Single Voting Day, September 10.