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The essential point
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The 2016 Act established an integrated electronic electoral system covering biometric voter registration, electronic voter identification and results transmission, and required IEBC to develop a policy for progressive use of technology in elections.
Evidence: Section 17, integrated system and progressive-use policy; retained PDF physical p. 8
Why it matters
It required election technology to be simple, accurate, verifiable, secure, accountable and transparent, with procurement at least eight months and testing at least sixty days before a general election.
Evidence: Section 17, subsections 44(3)–(4); retained PDF physical p. 9
Open the key points and evidence
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The Act required a public portal for register inspection and a 30-day biometric-verification period at polling stations not later than 90 days before a general election.
Sections 4–5, register inspection and biometric verification; retained PDF physical p. 3 -
For the first general election after commencement, IEBC had 30 days to engage an audit firm; the firm had 30 days to report, followed by parliamentary-submission and implementation deadlines.
Section 6, first-general-election audit timetable; retained PDF physical p. 4 -
For presidential elections, the amended text required the national tallying centre to tally and verify results and IEBC to publish polling result forms on an online portal.
Section 14, national tallying and result-form publication; retained PDF physical p. 8 -
IEBC was required to provide appropriate infrastructure, including special voting booths, and polling-station officers to facilitate voting by people with special needs, including people with disabilities.
Section 22, replacement section 104; retained PDF physical p. 13
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