Dossier de prensa en espanol sobre las elecciones en Venezuela desde 2004 hasta 2010 con la solución electoral de Smartmatic.

1. Electoral Technology Platform Dossier:
Venezuelan Elections 2004-2010

2. Venezuelan Elections
Continent: America Project: Elections 2004 – 2010 (9 national
Capital: Caracas electoral processes)
Estimated population: 27,000,000 Votes counted: Over 350 Million
Type of government: Federal Republic Population Served: 18.9 Million Voters
Administrative division: 23 states, 1 Observers: OAS, EU, IFES, Carter Center
Capital District and 1 Federal Dependency and more than 500 independent
observers.
Venezuela is the country where the largest automated elections in Latin America have
taken place, using latest generation voting machines with the ability of printing voting
receipts.
Smartmatic was the main technology supplier for these Venezuelan elections: 2004
Presidential Recall Referendum, 2004 Regional Elections, 2005 Municipal and Parish
Elections, 2005 Parliamentary Elections, 2006 Presidential Elections, 2007
Constitutional Referendum, 2008 Regional Elections, 2009 Constitutional Amendment
Referendum and 2010 Parliamentary Elections.

3. Scope
Some interesting numbers about the Venezuelan Elections since 2004 (with Smartmatic
Electoral Platform) include:
 Over 350 million votes registered in total.
 Smartmatic has supplied technology and integral logistics and support services for all
elections held in Venezuela since 2004.
 Since August 2004, and throughout 9 national elections, over 25 audits of the
Smartmatic solution have been performed.
 According to Datanálisis, a renowned Venezuelan pollster, over 70% of Venezuelans
consider that the voting technology used in the country is one of the most advanced
in the world, and over 90% consider that voting with electronic machines (provided
by Smartmatic) is easy/very easy.
 Election results have been accepted and validated by all the political factors
involved, and national and international observers.
 Quick, fluent and trouble-free processes, in spite of the complexities of some
elections having large numbers of candidates and offices to be elected.
 International observation missions have validated the results and verified the swift,
reliable and auditable performance of Smartmatic’s voting system, backed by
extensive audit processes before, during and after each election.
 During these events, Smartmatic has deployed its 100%-auditable technology
embodied in its voting machines (SAES-3000, SAES-3300, SAES-4000 and SAES-4200).
In 2009, total automation of the more than 30 thousand polling stations in the
country was achieved.
 More than 40,000 voting machines have been deployed and over 45,000 people
have been trained and contracted for each event.
 Smartmatic also performs other tasks beyond the scope of technology, such as
being in charge of the operation and logistics of the Regional Attention Centers and
of the National Support Center, the installation and withdrawal of equipment in the
voting centers; and the preparation, installation and operation of contingency
machines for the Contingency Transmission Centers.
 This way, Smartmatic’s services, which include hardware and software development,
logistics, planning, operations, distribution, training, technical support, tallying,
transmission and adjudication of results, have completely fulfilled the objectives for
each election, guaranteeing secure and reliable voting processes for the electorate.

4. Some success references about the Venezuelan Electoral Technology Platform:
"I congratulate the government and the Venezuelan people today for the correctness,
tranquility and transparency of their parliamentary elections…”| José Miguel Insulza,
Secretary General of the OAS, September, 2010
"The Venezuelan electronic voting system has proven to efficiently work and what you
select there is what gets recorded” |Politician and Editor of Tal Cual Newspaper,
Teodoro Petkoff , August, 2010.
"[Smartmatic] has developed one of the most advanced electoral systems in the
region, if not the world" | US National Lawyers Guild, 2007.
“The audits (of the automated voting system) were excellent because they were
discussed in advance with the political organizations, and they participated actively in
the analysis” | Tibisay Lucena, Venezuelan National Electoral Council, 2006
“We would recommend to those southern countries the full implementation of the
automated voting system, because the technical gizmos are absolutely reliable” |
Carlos Alvarez, MERCOSUR, 2006.

5. “The electronic voting system established in Venezuela is efficient, secure and
auditable, and the competence of the technical experts is in line with its advanced
technological level” | EU Mission Final Report, 2006.
“This system *from Smartmatic+ is probably the most advanced system in the world to
date” | EU Mission Final Report. March, 2005.
“We have no motives for doubt over the integrity of the electoral process or the
accuracy of the Referendum results”| Jimmy Carter, The Carter Center President,
August, 2004.
“This voting system is designed in such a way that it is not possible to manipulate final
results” | Cesar Gaviria, OAS Secretary General, 2004.
“Venezuelans may have confidence in their election system, and they can be assured
that the voting machines really reflect the voter’s intention” | Jennifer McCoy, The
Carter Center, August, 2004

6. Newspaper articles
ElNacional.com
September 26th 2010
Electoral observers highlight huge voter participation in Venezuela
National and foreign invitees to observe the parliamentary elections agreed this Sunday with highlighting
the huge participation and enthusiasm of voters in the electoral centers of the country. The deputy of the
Spanish Partido Popular (PP) Gustavo de Arístegui indicated that in his journey throughout electoral centers
he noticed that voters “are enthusiastic, patient, joyful, and have illusions” to participate in the legislative
process. CNE invited 150 international companions to witness the electoral process and authorized the
political parties to bring other 60 international observers. Authorities of the Electoral Council also
highlighted the high level of participation of 17,5 millions of voters called upon to the ballot boxes to elect
the 165 positions of the unicameral National Assembly (AN).
http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site/p_contenido.php?q=nodo/157164/Sufragio%202010/Observadores-electorales-resaltan-alta-
afluencia-de-votantes-en-Venezuela
El Universal.com
September 26th 2010
Attorney General highlights normal election
Attorney General Luisa Ortega Día said on Sunday that the election was totally normal and was remarkably
among the most successful ones in the Venezuelan history. She said that the Election Day is noticeable
compared with that of 2008, where at 11:00 a.m. a total of 36 cases had been recorded.
http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/09/26/en_pol_esp_attorney-general-hig_26A4522255.shtml
Euronews
September 26th 2010
Opposition excelled “calm” in the elections and calls to vote “with no fear”
Today Venezuelan opposition and Church leaders excelled the “calm” and “high motivation” characterizing
the Election Day, and they reconfirmed their call to people to vote “with no fear” and “awareness”.
Opposition candidates urged all national sectors to respect the elections results to elect the 165 positions in
the National Assembly (AN), which will be proclaimed by the National Electoral Council (CNE) maybe tonight.
Richard Blanco, opposition deputy candidate for Caracas jurisdiction, highlighted the high level of
participation in the elections, which he defined as a great opportunity to favor the “reunion” of Venezuelan
people.
http://es.euronews.net/teletipos/497273-la-oposicion-destaca-normalidad-en-los-comicios-y-llama-a-votar-sin-miedo/
El Universal.com
September 26th 2010
Electoral observers highlight huge voter participation in Venezuela
National and foreign invitees to observe the parliamentary elections agreed this Sunday with highlighting
the huge participation and enthusiasm of voters in the electoral centers of the country. The deputy of the
Spanish Partido Popular (PP) Gustavo de Arístegui indicated that in his journey throughout electoral centers

7. he noticed that voters “are enthusiastic, patient, joyful, and have illusions” to participate in the legislative
process. CNE invited 150 international companions to witness the electoral process and authorized the
political parties to bring other 60 international observers. Authorities of the Electoral Council also
highlighted the high level of participation of 17,5 millions of voters called upon to the ballot boxes to elect
the 165 positions of the unicameral National Assembly (AN). "What we have seen on the streets is the proof
(…), it will be a huge participation” to be registered on this day”, stated Humberto Castillo, member of the
National Electoral Committee of the CNE.
http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site/p_contenido.php?q=nodo/157164/Sufragio%202010/Observadores-electorales-resaltan-alta-
afluencia-de-votantes-en-Venezuela
swissinfo.ch
September 27th 2010
In Venezuela, victory for democracy
The party of President Hugo Chávez got the simple majority in the National Assembly in elections
characterized by a huge participation and where the real victory was for democracy with opposition coming
back in. Swiss citizens, who participated in the process as observers, agreed with defining this process as
“peaceful, reliable and transparent”. “Venezuela went back to calm”, applauded Walter Suter, as regards the
participation of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) that got 63 seats in the Parliament, against 95 of
the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV). “Opposition got back 40% of votes they had before 2005”,
added the International Section agent for the Swiss Socialist Party.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/noticias/politica_suiza/En_Venezuela,_triunfo_de_la_democracia.html?cid=28415622
Milwaukee Jsonline.com
December 11th 2006
U.S. could learn from Venezuelan voting
I observed no evidence of fraud or any illegality with the Dec. 3 election. The express will of the Venezuelan
voters was realized. Venezuela's anti-voter fraud system, including paper and electronic trails, is a model
that voting rights advocates in the U.S. would envy. That is not to say there were not some glitches, such as
long lines, but nothing that would cause a reasonable person to conclude the results were not legitimate or
equal access to the polls was not afforded everyone
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/29197884.html
El Universal.com
November 30th 2006
CNE provides further assurances
Despite many troubles, three independent universities -Andrés Bello Catholic University, Central University
of Venezuela and Simón Bolívar University- audited digitally the register of voters. Any findings? The
mistakes found cannot change the results of the election for president. With regard to the two-way
exchange of information, CNE represents and warrants -and the technicians of the campaign team of single
opposition candidate Manuel Rosales and CNE director Vicente Díaz endorse it- that the 33,002 voting
machines will be unplugged until polling stations close and should release the results. And this will not
happen before printing out the count records in order to match the machine results with the results
tabulated in CNE servers. Further, on next Sunday, December 3rd, witnesses of the three most voted
candidates have been assured of counting with a copy of the count record.
http://www.eluniversal.com/2006/11/30/imp_en_pol_art_30A809835.shtml

8. El Universal.com
November 20th 2006
Deployment of foreign observers on the eve of the Election Day
About 80 short-term observers, as well as a delegation of members of the European Parliament and
diplomats accredited to the European Union (EU) embassies in Caracas will be deployed across the country
just the day before the election for president to overview voting, count and tabulation of the results. A total
of 126 observers will start operations as from Monday under the coordination of the Electoral Observation
Mission (EOM) as from Monday, stated a press release from the organization. EOM is headed by Mónica
Frassoni, a member of the European Parliament.
http://www.eluniversal.com/2006/11/20/imp_en_pol_art_20A805691.shtml
El-Nacional.com
August 3rd 2005
Venezuela has world's "most secure voting system"
Text of interview with National Electoral Council President Jorge Rodriguez by Javier Pereira, published by
Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional web site on 31 July; subheadings as published.
Upon entering, one notices the lack of a pre-electoral atmosphere in Jorge Rodriguez's office. Opposite to
what occurred last year, in the days prior to the upcoming elections for councilmen and parish boards
everything appears calm. The desk of the CNE [National Electoral Council] President is neat and tidy, without
any sign of the chaos that usually accompanies a process as complex as next week's, in which 38,757
candidates will be competing for 5,599 posts. A smiling, informal Rodriguez greets us. He looks like a man
without a care in the world, and apparently has reasons to be in that frame of mind.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-134822182/venezuela-has-world-most.html
El Universal.com
August 23rd 2004
Jimmy Carter / Election Monitors Work to Build Nations' Trust
An electronic voting and tabulation system was developed by a Venezuelan-American consortium led by
Smartmatic that permitted touch-screen voting, with each choice backed up by a paper ballot that was
examined by the voter and then placed in a sealed box. We international monitors assured that the
machines were tested in advance, and we observed the voting throughout the nation. At the end of the
voting day, results from each of the 20,000 machines were certified by poll workers and party observers and
transmitted on telephone lines (CANTV, Verizon and others) to election headquarters in Caracas.
http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/08/23/en_revo_art_23A486203.shtml
Telam news agency
August 17th 2004
Argentine observers stress transparency of Venezuelan referendum results
A number of the Argentine political leaders who went to Venezuela to act as international monitors for the
referendum have highlighted the size of the voter turnout and the transparency of the final results, which
have confirmed [President] Hugo Chavez in office. "There were 300 international observers, academics and
well known figures from all over the world. They witnessed an exemplary process, a process which was
transparent”.
http://english.telam.com.ar/