brazilian electoral system
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Giuseppe Dutra Janino
Secretary of Information Tecnology – TSEmarch/2010
Brazilian Electoral SystemBrazilian Electoral System
Schedule
1. Institutional Guidelines
2. The Electoral Process in Brazil
3. The Adoption of the Computerized Vote
4. Electoral Logistics
5. Challenges for the 2010 Elections
”Provide the effective technical support to the Electoral Justice with quality and security in order to strengthen democracy”
Mission
“Overcome the expectations of the Electoral Justice regarding the service quality and I.T. solutions”
Vision
Institutional Guidelines
The largest computerized election in the world
População: 191.196.400
Sessions
400.588
Electronic Ballots
462.600
Voters
130.604.430
Mesários
1.660.796
Candidates
364.094
Political Parties
27
Electoral Zones
3.105
Municipalities
5.565
The Electoral Process in Brazil
Countries that the TSE has advised
Dominican Republic Costa Rica Ecuador
Paraguay México Argentina
International Advisory
Guinea-Bissau Haiti
Countries that seached the TSE to know our electoral process :
Japan Peru
Portugal Venezuela
Corea Panama
France Zambia
Ukraine Spain
Turkey Delegation of African Countries
Tunisia Austria
Colombia United States of America
Advice Abroad
Countries that seached the TSE to know our electoral process :
Honduras Afghanistan
Guatemala East Timor
Philippines Palestinian
Poland Suriname
Indonesia
Mozambique
Sao Tome and Principe
Advice Abroad
Implementation of EP in the Electoral Justice
� Organizational Structure of the Electoral Justice
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TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR ELEITORAL
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TRE 27
ZONES 3.016
SESSIONS 401.906
The Adoption of the Computerized Vote
The solution of computerized vote attempted to:
1. Standardize2. Adhere to Brazilian laws3. Be user friendly4. Reduce costs5. Continuity6. Security7. Logistics8. Autonomy
The Adoption of the Computerized Vote
History:
The computerization began in 1986;
Electronic re-registration of around 70,000,000 voters;
In 1995, during the presidency of Justice Carlos Velloso, the computerization labors began;
A IT commission, formed by consulters and technicians of the TSE, presented a prototype of the electronic voting machine.
How the electronic voting machine work
Voting Process
After 7:00 am on the day of the election the electronic voting machine is turned on.
In the presence of the mesários and representatives of the political parties, each electoral session prints a preliminary report called “zerésima”.
Zerésima
The “zerésima” report contains all the identification of the voting machine and proves that it contains all the candidates with zero votes.
Voter Activation
After 8:00 am the voting process begins.
The mesário:
a) receives the electoral identification card from the voter;
b) types the card number in the terminal;
c) identifies the voter through the name shown on the screen of the micro terminal, an authorizes the vote.
d) Presses the “Confirma” key on the terminal, allowing the voter to vote in a the voting booth.
Biometric voting machines
Starting in 2006 the voting machines began to be built with biometric readers.
A pilot project in 3 municipalities do was conducted using biometry: Colorado do Oeste (RO), Fátima do Sul (MS) and São João Batista (SC).
The project is in consonance with the RIC (Registration of Citizen Identification).
The act of Voting
Upon arriving at the voting booth the voter finds the voting machine ready to receive his vote for the position appointed on the screen.
The act of Voting
After typing in the number, the screen displays thenumber, name, party insignia and candidate photograph.
This visual presentation allows for observation and visual confirmation by the voter.
Once this observation is done the voter presses the “Confirma” key . The vote is then counted by the voting machine.
The act of Voting
If the “Corrige” key is pressed before confirmation the entire operation restarts.
The “Corrige” key returns the screen to its original situation.
There is the possibility of registering a blank vote by pressing the “Em branco” key.
Once the vote is concluded the voting machine presents the “FIM” message on its screen, allowing another voter to be activated.
The Electoral Process in Brazil
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Results Disclose on the INTERNET
National Consolidation ofResults at the TSE
Data Communication
Electoral Session
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Vote
General Overview
Electoral Logistics
Area of Brazil: 8,547,403.5 km²
Challenges for the 2010 Elections
� Biometric Identification of Voters
Registration of biometric identification of approximately 4,000,000 voters.
Conclusion
The Success of the Electoral Process
“The Electoral Justice is the most trustworthy
institution in the country according to research done
after the 2008 elections.”
“97,7% of those interviewed approve the Electronic
Ballots.”
Contact Information
Giuseppe Dutra Janino
Secretary of Information Technology
Superior Electoral Court
55 (61) 3316-3369