Chery - E-Voting

1. THE ELECTRONIC VOTE IN HAITI
Pierre Michel Chéry,
of Xtra Consult
Haiti Priorise Conference, Port-au-Prince, April 29-May 3, 2017

2. How Electronic Voting Is Important
 Well-designed, electronic voting is more efficient
than manual voting
◦ It allows for the reduction of operating costs
◦ It allows for the elimination of irregularities and
opportunities for fraud
◦ It allows for the reduction of delays in publishing results
◦ It allows facilitation of operations for the voter
◦ It allows the citizen to regain confidence in his or her
institutions

3. ELECTRONIC VOTING WITH DOUBLE
IDENTIFICATION
Proposed Solution

4. Electronic Voting with Double Identification
 Organizational infrastructure
◦ Database configured by electoral district
◦ Multiple automatic counts at various levels
◦ Conformity check of various counts
◦ Count verification on demand
 Principle of double verification
◦ Electronic voting card verification
◦ Confirmation of verification from the voter's fingerprint
◦ Effective access to the voting system
◦ Voting receipt

5. The Costs
 Based on the needs expressed
 in the 2016-2017 election budget
◦ 10,950 computers equipped as voting machines $13,578,000.00
◦ Processing software $1,000,000.00
◦ Enhanced education and information campaign $2,490,000.00
◦ Total $17,068,000.00

6. Electronic Voting Benefits
 A. GAIN IN ELECTION COST-EFFECTIVENESS
$25,597,968
 B. GAIN IN TIME SAVINGS $6,545,276
 C. GAIN IN INCREASING VOTER PARTICIPATION
$10,249,247
 Total
$42,392,491
 Value discounted at 5%
$90,954,010

7. Benefit/Cost Ratio
Discount rate
3% 5% 12%
NVP (BDT) $94,431,918 $90,954,010 $80,449,752
Cost (BDT) $17,068,000 $17,068,000 $17,068,000
BCR 5.5 5.3 4.7

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