Tomorrow (19th) is the polling day for the Legislative Council election. The Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission Feng Hua pointed out on the Commercial Channel program this morning (18th) that there have been many changes in the election procedures this year, and he hopes to make the voting process faster and more accurate. Many invoice counters have been set up, and electronic voter registers will also be used.
He said that the EAC has conducted several exercises on the use of electronic voter registers and used broadband instead of wireless networks to prevent hacker attacks.
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Electronic ticket distribution is more flexible, only more than 30 remote ticket stations still use paper
Feng Hua pointed out that in the past, the traditional paper voter register was used. When voters arrived at the voting station, they had to line up at the designated area according to the English prefix of their ID number. However, in this election, in addition to more than 30 more remote voting stations, other voting stations Switch to an electronic voter register, and all counters can handle all ballot distributions, allowing more flexible deployment of manpower.
He said that the EAC has conducted several exercises with staff on the use of electronic voter registers, and checked the connection of the electronic register many times. By then, broadband rather than wireless networks will be used to prevent hacker attacks.
He said that once there is a connection problem with the electronic register, the paper register can be used to deal with it immediately. There is also a backup system to record the information of voters who have voted earlier.
He mentioned that a notice board will be set up at the polling station to show the waiting time for voting, and the public can also check it on the Legislative Council election website.
All election results are expected to be announced at noon the next day at the latest
Regarding the counting procedure, Feng Hua said that in previous elections, it took up to 18 hours to complete the counting. This year, the counting procedure will be streamlined. The counting will be started before the number of votes is checked. I believe this will greatly speed up the counting process. I hope the Election Committee The counting of votes for sectors can be completed within 3 to 4 hours.
Since the functional constituency ballots have to be transported from all the polling stations in Hong Kong to the central counting center for counting, the results are expected to be available at the latest.
As for direct regional elections, the voting station will become the counting station after the election, and it is expected that the counting will be completed in the early morning.
Feng Hua said that the results of the 90-seat elections are hoped to be announced before noon on Monday.
Ticket stations are distributed nearby, but free rides can still facilitate voters
Feng Hua said that the EAC has received more than 600 complaints, which is less than in previous years. The main complaints are about election advertisements.
As for inciting others to vote in vain, the Independent Commission Against Corruption is responsible.
He said he would not interpret the turnout rate, but he urged the public to vote actively.
When asked whether the arrangement of free public transportation tomorrow will help increase the voter turnout, Feng Hua said that people should be arranged to vote at a polling station near their residence as much as possible, but it is not ruled out that some people have other arrangements that day, such as going to work, etc., free transportation The arrangement must be convenient to voters.
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