Electoral Court draws ballot boxes for integrity and authenticity tests

23 electronic ballot boxes are drawn, 20 of which are intended for the Electronic Voting Machine Integrity Test and three for the Electoral Systems Authenticity Test. Of the 20 ballot boxes in the Integrity Test, 16 are audited in the Foyer of the CLDF Plenary, two on the premises of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and two will participate in the Integrity Test with Biometrics, at the Canadian School of Brasília.

After the draw, the selected ballot boxes are removed from the voting locations from 1 pm and transported to the respective audit locations. With the arrival of the equipment, the environments are sealed to carry out the procedures on election day.

The Integrity Test will be carried out on Sunday (4), starting at 7am, at CLDF, TSE and Escola Canadense de Brasília. The program begins with the issuance of the zerésima, a report that proves that the ballot box does not contain votes recorded before voting began.

At 8 am, simultaneously with the start of voting across the country, the audit begins. During the procedure, votes previously recorded on paper ballots will be typed into the audited electronic voting machines.

At the end, the results will be compared to verify whether the vote recorded on the ballots corresponds to that recorded by the equipment. The procedure is public and can be followed by representatives of political parties, supervisory entities, the press and interested citizens.

The Biometrics Integrity Test follows the same principle, but uses the biometrics of voters and volunteer voters to enable the ballot box during the audit. The modality is carried out in a location close to the voting station and involves the participation of people who consent to the use of their biometric data for the procedure.

The Electoral Systems Authenticity Test will be carried out in the three ballot boxes drawn for this purpose. The procedure verifies, before issuing the zerésima, the authenticity and integrity of the systems installed in the equipment, in accordance with the official programs of the Electoral Court.

The audit procedures are part of the monitoring measures for the electronic voting system provided for by the Superior Electoral Court. The regulations determine that the tests are carried out by sampling, on the same day and time as the vote, and ensures public monitoring of the audit stages.