Opinion by DSamsonItodo: Inspiring confidence in the BVAS and electronic transmission of election results: Seven urgent actions for inecnigeria via thecableng
Inspiring confidence in the BVAS and electronic transmission of election results: Seven urgent actions for INEC“The system of using the BVAS for the conduct of elections has come to stay. There’s no going back” –Africa’s biggest election will hold in February 2023 in Nigeria. It’s the seventh successive general election in Nigeria’s 23 years of unbroken democratic expedition.
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and INEC Election Result Viewing Portal are two technological innovations celebrated for enhancing the transparency of election results and boosting public trust in electoral outcomes in recent elections.
Across the world, the introduction of electoral technologies has attracted contestations and controversies driven mainly by its propensity to enhance election credibility and undermine public trust in elections at the same especially when electoral technologies are compromised. Most importantly, electoral technologies ensure efficiency in election administration and limit human interference with the electoral process. As these technologies evolves, attempts to compromise them heightens.
to date on the BVAS and IReV, the public will require assurances of the durability, reliability, and robustness of INEC’s tech defense system.In addition to the transmission of polling unit level results, INEC should electronically transmit and publish the number of accredited voters on the results viewing portal. The BVAS stores the number of accredited voters; however, the stored data is not transmitted electronically or published on the IReV portal.
In 2023, Nigerians want to go to polls with the assurance that the BVAS and IReV will protect their vote. I believe it will.is an elections, democracy and public policy enthusiast. Itodo serves as the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa and the Convener of the Not Too Young To Run movement. He is a member of the Board of Kofi Annan Foundation and Board of Advisers of International IDEA.
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