“Post-War Ukraine Considers Online Voting in Elections – Politico Ukrainian authorities are studying European electoral law models for post-war elections. Options for electronic, postal and proxy voting for 6.5 million displaced persons are being considered.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Olena Shulyak, head of the Committee on the Organization of State Power in the Ukrainian Parliament, said in a comment to the publication that the authorities are considering models of electoral law.
We need to understand how we can conduct elections democratically using best and most effective practices,
Shulyak emphasized that Ukraine now has a huge problem with voters, as people have gone abroad.
According to various estimates, only internally displaced persons – 6.5 million people,
Politico writes that even after the war, one of the country’s main main problems will remain ensuring the opportunity to vote for citizens who are scattered around the world, including occupied territories that have been seized by Russia.
Where are they now, where will they vote – all these issues need to be resolved
She reported that for this purpose, Ukrainian officials are studying various European models of elections in order to implement practices that would allow free and fair elections to be held in our country after the end of the war.
We are interested in the nuances of electronic voting and the technical evaluation of other alternative voting options, in particular from the point of view of IT security,
Olena Shulyak also added that deputies are also considering voting by mail, personal voting abroad on election day, voting by proxy and online voting.
We will remind
In March of this year, President Zelenskyi said that holding elections in Ukraine during wartime is a difficult task due to the need to change legislation, ensure electoral rights for military personnel and displaced persons, as well as facilitate voting for 7 million Ukrainians abroad.
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