"YSK's statement on 'electronic elections'"

The Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced that it has no work regarding the implementation of electronic voting systems in Turkey, which has been a topic of public debate.

In the statement made, YSK expressed that it has been following the election processes in various countries at the invitation of election councils around the world. In this context, YSK has conducted examinations in countries such as Russia, Moldova, Georgia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Kazakhstan, and most recently followed the presidential elections held in the USA on-site.

YSK stated that the data obtained from the examinations will be evaluated and reported that the systems of countries that conduct elections using electronic voting methods are also being assessed.

"YSK CONTINUES ITS WORKS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LAWS"

In the statement made by YSK, the following expressions were used: "The Supreme Election Council; in accordance with Article 94/D of the Law on the Basic Provisions of Elections and Voter Registers No. 298, which states 'The Supreme Election Council is authorized to establish the necessary technical infrastructure for citizens residing abroad to vote electronically using their Turkish Republic identity numbers, to take measures to prevent multiple voting with passwords or similar security measures for voters to ensure secure voting. Citizens residing abroad can vote electronically until 17:00 Turkish time on the election day, starting from thirty days before the election date. The votes cast electronically will be counted, recorded, and consolidated by the Foreign District Election Board starting from 17:00 on the day of the election, and the results will be sent to the Ankara Provincial Election Board. This Board will also prepare a consolidation report and send it to the Supreme Election Council. The evaluation of the votes cast electronically will be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article 94/B.' In accordance with the authority granted by the regulation in the law for citizens registered in the overseas voter registry to vote, it continues its work."

"THERE IS NO WORK IN QUESTION"

Aside from the situation regulated in Article 94/D regarding our citizens residing abroad being able to vote electronically, there is no legal regulation for any type of election held within the country. There is also no existing work regarding electronic voting methods for elections conducted within the country by the Supreme Election Council."