Advanced Technology Drives Secure, Efficient Election
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Tuesday 29 October 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) --
Argentina processed election results with record-breaking speed during
its general elections thanks to the new system implemented in
partnership with technology company Smartmatic. The vote was held on
October 27.
Only
three hours after voting ended, 70.48% of the tallying reports (called
“telegrams” in Argentina) had been digitized, securely transmitted and
uploaded into the system. By midnight, 96.08% of telegrams were
processed.
Election
observers representing the political parties closely monitored the
entire process. The high level of transparency and speed with which the
results were processed and published allowed the main candidates to
publicly accept the outcomes shortly after results were announced.
“We
are honored to have supported Argentine authorities for this important
election by deploying Smartmatic’s unmatched technology. We were able to
facilitate fast, accurate results that gave peace of mind to political
parties and the country in general,” said Antonio Mugica, CEO of
Smartmatic.
According
to information released by election authorities, voter participation
exceeded 80%. Voters chose among four candidates for head of government
and six formulas for president and vice president. In eight provinces,
72 candidates vied for senate seats and 595 candidates competed to
become deputies at the national level.
Smartmatic
provided secure technology both for the digitation and transmission of
telegrams, and for the consolidation and publication of results. Just as
in the primaries held in August, telegrams were transmitted directly
from over 10,000 voting centers to two consolidation centers.
Approximately 1,700 operators at the consolidation centers transcribed
and loaded into the system the information contained in the telegrams.
"Because
of the speed and accuracy with which results were published,
misinformation about the technology that had been widely distributed
across social media and other news outlets fell flat and was easily
discredited. Argentines today welcomed the innovations introduced by the
authorities that make elections more efficient and more transparent,"
added Mugica.
Smartmatic
participated in Argentina’s 2019 election cycle after winning two
public bids in which international election technology companies
competed.
It
is anticipated that, as in the primaries, the provisional results will
be an accurate reflection of the final vote count. In August, the
difference between the provisional and final results was less than 1% in
each of the Argentine provinces.
About Smartmatic
Smartmatic
specializes in the design and deployment of election system
technologies. As the global leader in providing secure, transparent,
verifiable voting systems, Smartmatic is setting the standard for
election integrity worldwide including encrypted results transmission,
paper ballot back-up, extensive auditing and the first use of blockchain
technology to secure online voting. Additional information about
Smartmatic can be found at: www.smartmatic.com
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Smartmatic
Mrs. Samira Saba, +1-561-862-0747
Marketing and Communications Director
Communications@smartmatic.com
