Holding elections completely online in Ukraine is impossible, head of the Servant of the People faction David Arakhamia said. “Let’s dot the ‘i’ right here now. Opponents disperse the idea that there will be a vote using a mobile phone. This is a priori impossible, because according to the Constitution we have a secret voting process, you should not be identified in this process. A cell phone identifies by default,” Arakhamia said in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
At the same time, the MP supports the conduct of electronic counting of votes in elections, as is done in the United States and many other countries.
“Electronic counting of votes would make the electoral process more transparent, would allow more efficient processing of data,” said Arakhamia.
However, according to the head of the faction, it is unlikely to launch an electronic counting of votes before the next elections, because it is necessary to purchase equipment, and only the procedure for purchasing it through the Prozorro system usually takes six months.
“We have not yet completed digitalization so that all data goes through secure communication channels. And, frankly speaking, electronic counting of votes at polling stations looks unlikely so far. Maybe as an experiment in some polls to show how this can work in parallel with the usual counting of votes,” the MP said.
