The Central Electoral Commission proposes the creation of an inter-institutional working group to develop a concept and action plan for digitizing the voting process and for piloting electronic voting, the CEC said in a press release.

It is planned that the group will include representatives of the CEC, the Intelligence and Security Service, the Ministry of Justice, the Deputy Prime Minister for Digitization, the E-Governance Agency, the Public Services Agency and the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service, as well as and members of the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections.

According to the decision approved today by the CEC, the entities concerned will appoint their members and alternates within 15 days and will inform the Commission accordingly. If necessary, the group may also attract representatives of other public authorities and institutions, civil society, experts from development partners or specialists in the field.

After the makeup is confirmed, the Interinstitutional Working Group will assess the current situation within 45 days, then develop and submit to the CEC the concept and action plan on digitizing the electoral process and piloting electronic voting through digital signature.