Too much protection may be suspicious? --- Clearly the security and integrity of the voting system has to be guaranteed. There is though a difference to be made with other CI. As it is acknowledged in the US decision, securing the voting system can challenge the confidence of the voters in the election system, even if the State acts with the best of intentions. It is important that the reinforced cyber protection is well communicated and can be questioned by the citizen in order to keep the confidence in the system. Observers should be allowed in all steps of the voting mechanisms.

Source author: Florence Tinguely Mattli florence.tinguely-mattli@eda.admin.ch