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Recommendation 8 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
It is recommended to establish clear criteria for determining invalid votes in the electoral framework and that procedures are updated to ensure timely detection thereof.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 7 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
It is recommended that procedures are developed to ensure that no internet votes cast are invalidated because of late voter register updates.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 6 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
In order to enhance the integrity of the overall internet voting process, it is recommended that the printing process of polling cards be further tested and improved, allowing enough time for proper testing.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 5 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
In addition, a detailed operational document could be compiled, comprising all internet voting procedures, to be made publicly available ahead of the election. This could be used as the basis for any audit.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 4 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
The election authorities could consider producing and publishing command level protocols and appropriate instructions for installing and configuring all hardware and software components.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 3 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
It is recommended that election authorities fully test the final version of the internet voting system in test elections before using it in regular, binding elections.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 2 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
It is recommended that for internet voting, a body with the power to oversee internet voting is formalized. The authorities could determine the distribution of roles and responsibilities between stakeholders involved in internet voting.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 1 (Internet Voting) Norway 2011
by: OSCE
It is recommended that the legal framework is further delineated to include formalized procedures and a time plan for the conduct of internet voting from set-up and operation to counting. Special attention could be given to the experience and best practice gathered in the course of this pilot project.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 11 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
In addition, the OSCE/ODIHR recommends that unless the challenging issues pertaining to internet voting outlined in this report can be effectively addressed, the authorities should carefully reconsider whether the internet should be widely available as a voting method, or alternatively whether it should be used only on a limited basis or at all.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 10 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR recommends greater participation of parties and civil society in monitoring of the internet voting system to provide an opportunity to identify potential weaknesses and security concerns. The OSCE/ODIHR further recommends consideration of a more defined division of duties among the staff implementing internet voting such that no one person would be involved with the entire process.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 9 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
Given the considerable percentage of Estonian citizens who consider Russian as their first language, and given that some of these voters would meet the Estonian government’s definition of a national minority, the OSCE/ODIHR recommends that consideration be given to making the voting interface available in the Russian language.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 8 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR recommends that monitoring and response to potential threats coming from the internet should be more systematic and include a plan to deal with such threats, with well-defined roles for each institution. In addition, the monitoring of the Vote Storage Server should be improved to provide greater assurance that no unauthorized access via the internet has affected the integrity of the data.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 7 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR EAM recommends that the NEC consider modifying the design of the
internet voting system so that the time of voting is not recorded. In the interests of maintaining the transparency of the system, however, the log should continue to be
available to observers.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 6 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR recommends that in addition to the audits of the process now
conducted, all components of the system, including the source code, should be audited by an independent body in accordance with publicly available specifications, with all reports made public.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 5 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR recommends that a full scale end-to-end test be performed on the
entire system prior to each election. This would include all of the components and all
transactions in the process. It is also recommended to test the system with a known
outcome, for example, by predetermining how test voters should vote and comparing this
with the actual tabulation of their votes.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 4 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR recommends that the NEC review the process of counting internet
votes and announcing the results to ensure that all devices used are subject to adequate
security measures.
Recommendation status: recommended
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Recommendation 3 (Internet Voting) Estonia 2007
by: OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR recommends that legislation in relation to internet voting be adapted
accordingly.
Recommendation status: recommended
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