CNI News
7 September 2023
As the Union Election Commission (UEC) is making preparations to make the voters vote by the electronic voting machine, there are questions among the political parties whether he electronic voting machine is free from error or not.
UEC met with some political parties and introduced the electronic voting machine and Experimental voting was conducted.
Because the voting machine is not connected to internet, it will not be hacked. And it is convenient because it works with batteries if the electricity is out of order or at the places where the electricity is not available, said U Thet Zaw who attended the discussion, to CNI News.
U Thein Soe, chairman of the UEC
" The electronic voting machine was produced by local experts. They have said that they have experimented it by tens of thousands times. But, to tell you frankly, there are still questions about responsibility and accountability. It can works with battery if the electricity is not available. That's not bad. It can be used not only in urban area but also in rural area." said U Thet Zaw.
Voting machines are low cost and can be widely used throughout the country, and voting results can be counted at once, said U Thet Zaw.
As the answer comes out immediately with just one click of the voting machine button, voting is easy and it is easier rather than printing by stamp used in previous elections, said Mahn Aung Pyi Soe, chairman of the Karen National Democratic Party, to CNI News.
The UEC is explaining to political parties about the voting machine that will be used in the election
" They said that it is produced by MicroMyanmar. If the result produced by the machine contains no lies or technologically created tricks, we can say that it is fair. A voter cannot press the button two times. What you press first is your vote from which a party's logo will come out. You have no rights to press second time." said Mahn Aung Pyi Soe.
The meeting with the UEC on 5th September, 2023 was attended by the leaders from 36 political parties. The UEC showed its preparations relating to voting systems that will be used in the coming general election.
The State Administration Council has said that it will hold a general election after taking the census throughout the country in 2024.
