Ordinance on the Trial Introduction of Electronic Voting (E-Voting Ordinance) (E-Voting-Verordnung)

1. The ordinance regulates the trial introduction of electronic voting in the Canton of Lucerne, which is to be conducted in accordance with federal legal provisions.

1. The Canton of Lucerne allows electronic voting on a system that is approved in accordance with federal regulations.

1. The Department of Justice and Security is responsible for conducting electronic voting and obtains the necessary basic authorization.

2. It determines the group of eligible voters permitted to vote electronically for each referendum and election and submits a corresponding application for approval to the federal government.

1. The Department of Justice and Security determines the deadline by which eligible voters must be registered in the electoral register to be entitled to electronic voting.

1. Eligible voters authorized for electronic voting shall receive the voting and election materials, along with the voter identification card, in a single postal delivery.

2. For those voters registered in accordance with § 7, the voting materials, with the exception of the voter identification card, may be provided electronically.

1. Eligible voters for electronic voting may, subject to § 7, freely choose between personal, postal, or electronic voting during each election.

2. They may only cast their vote once.

1. The Department of Justice and Public Security may require prior registration from eligible voters for electronic voting. Those who are registered can vote exclusively electronically until they deregister or revoke their registration.

2. For the upcoming vote or election, all registrations and deregistrations received by the municipality no later than eight weeks before the voting or election day will be considered.

3. After the deadline mentioned in paragraph 2, registration can be revoked, and voting materials for postal and in-person voting can be requested from the municipality for the upcoming vote or election. The municipality shall ensure that the individual can only cast their vote once.

1. During electronic voting, eligible voters exercise their right to vote on a website.

2. The verification of voter eligibility is conducted by entering the personal initialization code printed on the voting certificate and the year of birth by the voters.

3. The voting certificate contains the personal codes for electronic voting.

1. Members of the Ballot Office for Swiss Nationals Abroad oversee the process, decryption, and evaluation of electronically cast votes.

2. The Government Council may appoint additional persons to carry out these tasks who are not part of the Ballot Office for Swiss Nationals Abroad.

3. The persons referenced in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be responsible for the technical execution of the ballot with electronic voting.

1. The Department of Justice and Security regulates the opening and closing times of the electronic ballot box.

2. The opening and closing of the electronic ballot box are printed on the voting card of those entitled to vote electronically.

3. All time indications related to electronic voting are based on Swiss time, i.e., Central European Time (CET), taking into account daylight saving time according to federal legislation.

1. The Department of Justice and Security operates a helpdesk. This is where questions from eligible voters regarding electronic voting, political rights, procedural issues, and technical problems are addressed either by telephone or electronically during the office hours of the cantonal administration.

1. The electronic voting system must meet the security requirements of the federation.

2. It is regularly checked for its availability, functionality, and security.

1. The votes cast are separated from personal data at the time of voting by the electronic voting system in such a way that they cannot be reassociated.

1. Electronic votes shall be reported separately, provided that doing so does not violate voting secrecy and does not allow for inferences to be made about the voting behavior of a specific group of eligible voters.

1. Upon the confirmation of the voting or election results, all data related to the electronic voting process shall be deleted.