The ballot box (commonly referred to as a ballot box ) is a container with a slot for storing ballots . The box is sealed by the members of the election commission before voting begins, in the process of secret voting it is filled with voter ballots and opened after voting ends, to count the votes cast.
In a number of countries, in order to avoid ballot stuffing before voting starts, ballot boxes must be transparent by law. Observers can follow the voting process and access to ballot boxes, sometimes video surveillance systems are introduced.
Ballot Box Security Measures
There are a number of measures that increase the security of the process of working with boxes. For example, after the end of the vote, it may be necessary to transport the box or some time before the start of the counting, it is recommended to additionally seal the ballot boxes to eliminate the possibility of placing additional ballots in them [1] [2] [3] .
In Russia
Resolution of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation No. 162 / 1152-5 dated May 28, 2009 “ On standards of technological equipment for precinct commissions during elections and referendums in the Russian Federation ” approved the manufacture of stationary and portable voting boxes from white light translucent material less than 25% and not more than 40%. Replacing old ballot boxes must be carried out before January 1, 2016. In accordance with Law No. 364-ФЗ of December 21, 2013, election commissions must switch to lzovanie transparent and translucent boxes in 2014, on what was provided for approximately 1 billion [4] .
October 29, 2018 at the conference “Elections. Today and tomorrow "the chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia asked the participants to offer a Russian-language synonym for the terms" ballot box "," ballot box "that does not cause negative associations. [five]
Photos
Ballot box on elections to the Duma of the Russian Federation in December 2007
American invention of the 19th century: a ballot box that allows you to conveniently and technologically throw fake ballots
Ballot box at the Crimean referendum in 2014
Ballot Boxes in the Election of the President of Ukraine in 2019
See also
- Ballot Processing Complex (COIB)
Notes
- C Vote Counting - Transport of Ballot Boxes / ACE Project
- ↑ Opening / Closing Ballot Boxes / ACE Project
- ↑ Sealing of the Ballot Box / ACE Project
- ↑ INFORMATION on the implementation of the Federal Law of December 21, 2013 No. 364-ФЗ “On Amendments to Articles 61 and 66 of the Federal Law“ On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights ... ”" . Minutes of the meeting of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation dated January 28, 2015 No. 269-1-6 . CEC of the Russian Federation (January 28, 2015). - "... providing for the conduct of elections at various levels the use of ballot boxes made of transparent (translucent) material." The appeal date is September 20, 2016.
- ↑ https://tass.ru/politika/5733568
Links
- Francis Churchill, A brief history of ... the ballot box , 8 June 2017 (English)
- The Ballot Box , BBC, 2015 (English)
- How can it be a Ballot Into a Ballot Box? Usability of Ballot Boxes in Tamper Resistant Voting Systems (eng.)