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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/NLD/21

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Title

Draft Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Conditions and Approval of Voting Machines 1997 (approval of voting machines for more than one vote simultaneously)

Objective

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Voting machines for use during the elections of generally representing bodies

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In the Netherlands, during elections, it is only possible to cast your vote by means of voting machines which have been approved by the Minister for the Interior and Kingdom Relations.  For the benefit of this approval, conditions have been laid down for voting machines in the Elections Act, the Elections Decree and the Regulation on the Conditions and Approval of Voting Machines 1997 based thereon.  In this connection, a number of functional requirements are prescribed in terms of reliability and userfriendliness, and to guarantee the confidential nature of the vote.  It is not stipulated in what way these conditions must be met from a technical point of view.  That is therefore left at the discretion of the manufacturers.  Under current legislation, voting machines can be approved for use during (maximum) two ballots simultaneously.  An amendment to the Elections Decree is pending, which aims to gain approval of voting machines for use at more than two ballots simultaneously.    The draft Regulation, which further details the aforementioned amendment to the Elections Decree, possibly contains technical regulations in Article I, Sections B and C.   The Regulation on the Conditions and Approval of Voting Machines 1997 was notified in 1997 (G/TBT/Notif.97.0172).

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