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Electronic voting: a need or a threat

By: Omar J. Candia Aguilar


Last October 21 was published in the newspaper El Peruano Law No. 29603 Act authorizing the ONPE issuing regulations for the gradual and progressive implementation of electronic voting. Approval of that rule has generated different reactions from those who take a stand for those who have some doubts but consider it necessary and who confess that is a threat to the popular will.

When one reviews the doctrine, you can verify that there is no single type of electronic voting, at least we know the following types: i) the electronic voting system of paper; ii) the system of direct recording electronic voting iii) the DRE electronic voting system utility, and iv) the electronic voting system online. Each of these systems have their own advantages and disadvantages, mainly concerned with transparency, oversight software and time they are issued the results of the vote.

It is apparent from the information presented to us by ONPE the system to be implemented gradually, is the system of direct recording electronic voting, the characteristics of electronic voting module are: i) the hardware components are connected them, or the network of networks (internet), ie there is independence between computers (stand-alone). Likewise, software that is used to check the identity of the voter register and vote count are independent modules without any relationship between them, and ii) The voting module is made up four (04) voting booths and can handle up to 1,200 electors (300 electors voting booth.)

Clearly this electronic voting system gives us speed in the scrutiny and counting of votes, reducing the number of polling stations and polling and medium term to reduce the costs that every election or referendum. However, we generated the risks of possible flaws or weaknesses in any electronic component, and the challenges of counting with officials of political organizations with knowledge of computer and software control systems.

Some have shown too, that electronic voting is an open door electoral fraud, not realizing that with or without electronic voting, there is always the possibility of altering the truth. That those who act with fraudulent and deceitful conduct, in any system, whether traditional or electronic, can commit fraud, and that on the contrary, a good electronic voting system (Software), can mitigate the arbitrariness and spaces for the scheme.

Finally, it is necessary to show that at the end of the first decade of XXI century the rulers and the ruled can not resist the changes in technology, however we must seize it for all human activities, and best, to be used in democratic processes, as they have done at different levels countries of Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay and Argentina.