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Written by: Lin Jian
2019-12-18 15:03
Last updated: 2019-12-18 15:03Democrats in the district council elections won last month, and many constitutionalists have raised their opinions one after another. The election process was suspected of being unfair. Member of the Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) Ge Yifan today (18th) asked the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Nie Dequan, how to ensure the fairness and fairness of the elections, and the progress of introducing technological voting and counting of votes.
Nie Dequan said that there have been 1 petition related to district elections and 16 complaints related to "duplicate" ballots. With regard to electronic technology, opinions are still divergent and need to be carefully considered.
According to Liang Meifen of the People's Livelihood Federation, many complaints were received that young people impersonated each other with their elders' ID cards, and the ticket booth staff did not rigorously verify. Will the government consider installing CCTV at the ticket booth staff in the future? ) Supervise the process of issuing votes. Nie Dequan said that the EAC will submit a report on the electoral arrangements later and is currently open to all proposals.
Ge Yanfan asked about the fairness of the election. (Profile picture)
Nie Dequan: there are 16 complaints related to "duplicate" ballots in a district petition
Ge Yufan mentioned that when many voters reported that they were informed that the information registered on their names in the voter's register had been marked with a horizontal line, they could only receive "duplicate" votes that would not be counted. Exercise the right to vote; some people have responded to online calls for repeated queuing outside polling stations multiple times, causing Changlong to block some people from voting. Ge Yifan asked the government what to do, and how is the progress of electronic voting.
Nie Dequan pointed out that in this election, the number of voters and the number of voters were high, and they were held under social turmoil. No one was automatically elected, and the competition was fierce. Some people also made statements that disregarded the fairness and irresponsibility of the election before the election. peace. He pointed out that if the EAC receives complaints of suspected violations of law, it will be forwarded to law enforcement agencies for follow-up, and law enforcement agencies are currently processing them; candidates or voters who believe that elections are defective, or fraudulent or illegal behaviors, can next year1 An election petition was filed before the deadline of May 29, and a person is currently filing an election petition.
Nie Dequan also said that if someone found that he had not voted but was crossed, the "duplicate" ballot papers issued would not be counted, but could be used as a basis for future election petitions. As of December 13, the EAC had received 16 complaints related to the issue of "duplicate" ballot papers. He also reminded that impersonating others, deliberately re-applying for votes, or deceiving others by deception may be a violation of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance. Once convicted, they can be fined up to 500,000 yuan and imprisoned for 7 years; as for When voters vote, they must also enter the marking immediately after receiving the ballot papers, without any delay, and they must leave the voting station immediately after voting.
As for the introduction of electronic technology in the process of voting, Nie Dequan pointed out that the Electoral Affairs Office is studying electronic invoice measures; the government has studied overseas experience in electronic voting and found that there are different problems in the process such as information security, technical failures, and costs. To deal with these issues, the society must discuss them in detail. After discussions with the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs earlier, opinions are still very divergent. With regard to electronic counting of votes, the government aims to implement the trial in the traditional functional constituencies of the Legislative Council election next year.
Liang Meifen suggested to Nie Dequan that CCTV supervisory staff be installed at the ticket station. (Legislative Council live screenshot)
Liang Meifen: Nie Dequan, a CCTV supervisor, said the government is open
In the follow-up question, Liang Meifen mentioned that he received some real-name complaints, saying that "the person born after the birth and the identity card of the elderly will go and vote the same." He asked how rigorous the law is and how to prevent it in the legislative election next year. . She also mentioned that some voters reported that the staff at the ticket booth did not deal with the above issues rigorously, and asked whether Nie Dequan would install CCTV in the ticket booth, but then added that "Voting quotas are fine, but they are staff members. "I can draw a lot of evidence to come out," she said, referring to the use of fingerprints, face recognition and other technologies.
Nie Dequan responded that the REO and the EAC had received a certain number of complaints. If widespread fraud and critical defects were found, they could be the basis for the petition, but he said that the current practice of issuing votes by two staff members It has been in use for some time, but the current social atmosphere lacks mutual trust and easily leads to different views.
Liang Meifen asked the question of retrofitting CCTV again. Nie Dequan pointed out that the EAC would submit a report to the Chief Executive to review the electoral arrangements. A conclusion can only be drawn after the report is published. At this stage, it is not possible to state explicitly what is feasible and what is not feasible. Regarding several suggestions made by Liang Meifen, he said he would remain open.
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