Ordinance on the Electronic Recording and Counting of Ballots in Votes

1. This Regulation applies to elections in which the ballots are recorded and counted electronically.

**1. Introduction to Electronic Recording and Counting of Ballots**

The municipality requires the approval of the Department of Justice and Security to implement the electronic recording and counting of ballots.

2. The application for approval must be submitted to the Department of Justice and Security in a timely manner before the initial use of technical aids for electronic recording and counting of ballots. The application must be accompanied by the operational concept.

1. In the operational concept, the technical and organizational processes for the electronic recording and counting of ballots, as well as the measures to ensure data security, must be demonstrated.

2. The Department of Justice and Security determines the minimum requirements for the operational concept.

3. Adjustments to the operational concept after the issuance of approval must be communicated to the Department of Justice and Security.

1. The municipality is responsible for the compliance with the provisions pursuant to Sections 5 and 6.

1. The flawless operation of the technical aids and the compliance with the procedures specified in the operating concept must be ensured.

2. The procedures for the electronic recording and counting of ballots must be reviewed after each voting process, and measures must be taken if necessary.

3. Before and during each voting process, samples of electronically recorded and counted ballots must be taken and the result must be verified. The same procedure used to take the sample may not be used to verify the result.

4. The size of the sample is to be determined in consultation with the Department of Justice and Security.

1. Data security shall be ensured with appropriate measures.

2. The data collected through the electronic recording and counting of ballots shall be destroyed after the legally binding determination of the voting results.

1. The voting questions for federal, cantonal, and municipal referenda must be clearly separated on a common ballot paper. They are to be numbered consecutively.

2. The voting questions for the federation shall be listed first on the ballot paper, followed by cantonal voting questions in second place, and municipal voting questions in third place.

3. The officially published federal, cantonal, and municipal voting questions must be included on the ballot paper in their entirety, including any highlights.

4. Answer fields for marking with a cross must be provided next to the voting questions.

1. Electronically readable ballots must be submitted to the Department of Justice and Security for approval at least eight weeks before the voting day.

1. Electronically readable ballots are to be procured by the municipality at its own expense.