Voter Registration Platform

Register your voters and update their data securely, anywhere and at any time

Scytl’s Voter Registration Platform (VRP) allows the Electoral Authorities to manage temporary and continuous voter registration processes, through registration centers or self-registration through the Internet. Scytl’s VRP permits to securely register new voters, update voter data or supply certain voter information, and supports PKI, barcodes and biometric data capture in order to ensure the integrity and privacy of the stored data.

Accessibility

• Unique feature to register online with biometric voiceprints
• Optional feature to register with PKI, barcodes and biometric data capture
• Optional feature to allow voters update their data securely through the Internet

Security           

• Strong cryptographic protection to prevent external & internal attacks
• Authenticity & integrity of transmitted data
• Election officials authentication and data encryption
• Privacy
• Non-repudiation
• Audit capabilities

Flexibility

• Running on standard PC, PDA, Poll Book
• Store and forward function if the Internet connection is not available
• Easy integration with legacy systems (EML-compliant)
• Customization to the client’s needs

Scalability

• Used for elections of all sizes
• Acceptance of thousands of simultaneous connections in a very short period of time
• Possibility of permanent deployment for continuous use

Usability

• Easy to manage & operate
• Multilanguage
• Mechanisms increasing the quality of the information submitted

Reusability

• Cost efficient
• Reusable standard hardware

The Philippines:

The Electoral Commission of the Philippines (COMELEC) conducted in July and August 2007 a nonbinding internet voting pilot simulating Senatorial and Party List elections for the Filipinos living in Singapore. Within this framework, 26,000 voters were required to enroll online through Scytl’s Voter Registration System and obtain special voting credentials to cast their votes through the Internet. In order to obtain these credentials, the Filipinos living in Singapore had to identify and authenticate themselves on the user-friendly website provided by Scytl’s VRP. At the same time, the helpdesk personnel, once authenticated, could access the Registration Database, look for certain voters, check their status and unblock the citizens who had provided incorrect data more than 3 times. This pilot was a great success both from a technological and human point of view.

Client service

• Managed by the election officials or voters
• Unique system using biometric voiceprints
• Allows to register/update voter information
• Provides feedback to voters
• Runs on standard PC, PDA, Poll Book
• Uses biometrics, PKI, bar code

Gateway service

• Managed by the Electoral Authorities
• Located on one/more servers
• Securely stores & forwards voter data & election official requests
• Manages a subset of the registry data base
• Authenticates election officials and voters

Admin Service

• Managed by the Electoral Authorities
• Manages the registration process and centers
• Manages the central registry data base
• Manages the authentication mechanisms
• Manages the secure web portals
• Generates reports on the registered data, issues, etc