The Election Committee subsector election was held in September. The Electoral Affairs Commission held a press conference today (23rd) to announce the guidelines for the election of the Election Committee. The chairman of the EAC, Feng Hua, will introduce the electronic voter register system, which is the first time the electronic voter register has been launched. use.
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There are 15 to 20 ticket stations to be finalized
The nomination period for the subsector election of the Election Committee starts on August 6 and lasts for 7 days.
The Electoral Affairs Commission today issued guidelines for election activities. In this election, the electronic voter register system will be used to issue ballots for the first time. After voters enter the voting station, the voting station staff will use a tablet to scan their identity cards to verify their identity and the type of votes. There will not be any facial recognition devices in the ticketing station.
The guidelines also mentioned that as the number of voters in this election of the Election Committee has been reduced to about 8,000, the voting time will be reduced from the original 15 hours to 9 hours, and the voting time will be reduced from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In addition, in this election committee election, the candidate briefing will be held online instead.
When asked whether the above shortened time schedule will be used in the Legislative Council elections, Feng Hua pointed out that he has not made a decision.
There are about 15 to 20 ticket stations, and the central counting station is expected to be set up at the exhibition.
Feng Hua said that the EAC did not conduct a public consultation on the guidelines this time, mainly because the amendments to the electoral system were passed at the end of May, and the general election nomination period for the 2021 Election Committee subsector will start on August 6. The preparation time is tight. In addition, the changes made in response to the amendments to the electoral regulations have been discussed and approved by the Legislative Council.
The remaining amendments are mainly in line with the election arrangements mentioned in other election guidelines; most of the amendments are already mentioned in the election report released last year, so he does not think there is a need for public consultation on this guideline.
Feng Hua stated that the current guidelines are based on the 2016 Election Committee subsector election guidelines, with more than 60 amendments.
He emphasized that the election is based on the principles of openness, fairness and honesty, and the EAC will make arrangements in accordance with the law without any political considerations.
Li Yunliu, senior system manager of the Information Technology Management Section of the Registration and Electoral Office demonstrates the use of the electronic voter register system. People who vote only need to give their ID to the staff, who will scan the ID, and the system will display part of the voter’s ID The number and the sector authorized to vote are for voters to verify, and then the staff will confirm the issue of the ballot.
Li Runliu pointed out that voters only need to submit their ID cards to the staff during the whole process, no other operations are involved, and there is no need to worry about not knowing how to operate the electronic system.
He said that the electronic voter register has a detection system to prevent citizens from voting repeatedly, and citizens who have voted will not be issued any more votes.
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