YSK Chairman: Transition to Electronic Election System is a must

Chairman of the Supreme Board of Elections Ahmet Yener had a meeting with Oya Armutçu from Hürriyet. report performed. In this interview, Yener made evaluations about the last election process and said that Turkey is the future. what to expect also told. According to Ahmet Yener’s statement, the current system will most likely change in the coming years. Ahmet Yener, electronic electoral system He says it will benefit Turkey.

When we look at the statements made by Ahmet Yener, nothing is certain however, we see that some options are on the table. Yener says that the electronic election system can be tested abroad first. Explaining that the e-Government system is also on the table, the official In elections to be held in 2028 or later He says it can come true.

The statements made by the number one of the Supreme Election Board are as follows:

Maybe we will start the electronic voting abroad after one or two elections. Because we have less voters. Türkiye will eventually switch to electronic voting. A study was carried out in this regard in 2014. Our board members went abroad with political party representatives, but this study did not continue. we too we are thinking about this. We have a local election right before us. We have electronic selection thinking; What will be the infrastructure of electronic voting after local elections, can we start as a pilot or can we immediately switch to electronic voting in the next parliamentary and presidential elections?

We will meet with our political party representatives in the parliament on issues that require legal regulation. If if legislation can be made electronic selection. It’ll happen in 2028 or later, but it’s inevitable. My prediction is that electronic voting will be passed. Electronic voting will save us a lot of money economically. It will also provide great convenience for our citizens. It will be beneficial in many ways.. If it is decided to switch to this system; It should be based on the model of countries with populations close to our population from countries that perform electronic voting. I think it would be appropriate to base the model on a country with at least 45-50 million voters instead of a country with 2 million voters. As far as I know, Estonia is at an advanced stage in Electronic Election. In which other countries there are, we will research, go and examine. We will invite them here.

A technical review of the system will be made. We will also take the ideas of our engineer friends and draw a route. But all this after local elections. It can also be via e-Government. All of these alternatives will be examined, considered and evaluated. Switching to electronic voting a must in my opinion. In my personal opinion, even after an election or two, it would be beneficial to switch to electronic voting.

So what exactly is an “electronic electoral system”? Is it safe enough?

How does the system in Estonia, mentioned by Ahmet Yener, work?

Can Türkiye switch to electronic election system? What have we experienced so far?