The directors of the National Electoral Council (CNE) approved, after a seven-hour meeting, a new project called “Improvements to the Automated Voting System,” which includes the establishment of a Comprehensive Authentication System (SAI) of voters to be implemented in the upcoming elections.
The decision taken by the CNE directors involves a major modification in the voting system, as it includes changes in electronic ballots, fingerprint reading machines, software applications, tally sheets, and the roles of principal poll workers.
The decision of the National Electoral Council reopened the debate about the use of the electronic voting rolls, because in the new system the fingerprint-capture machines will be connected to the voting machines. The opposition parties have never supported the use of electronic voting rolls because there are concerns that the secrecy of vote of electors opposing President Hugo Chávez could be violated.
Source: Venezuela’s electoral body approves major changes in voting system – Daily News – EL UNIVERSAL.