Estonian Election Information System
Elections Information System is used for tabulating the voting and election results. The register holds information on polling stations and data related to the general election like electoral districts or candidates.
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Summary
Elections Information System is used for tabulating the voting and election results.
The register holds information on polling stations, including data on general advance polling stations and polling stations on Election Day; data on electoral districts, municipalities, voting districts and election authorities; data on candidates (candidate register); data where the electoral district committees and the central election committees submit their results of the elections as they are ready.
| URL | http://www.vvk.ee/voting-methods-in-estonia/engindex/ |
|---|---|
| Focus | Citizens Government |
| Start date | 1 Jan 2009 |
| Domain | Public matter |
| Scope | National/Federal |
| Country | Estonia |
| Nature and status of project | Rolled Out |
| Is the OOP case/enabler mandatory? | Opt-in |
Enabling assets or components
Relevant Enablers
Estonian data exchange layer for information systems (X-Road)
Estonian Public Key Infrastructure
Estonian Catalogue of Public Sector Information (RIHA)
Estonian three-level IT baseline security system ISKE
Legal interoperability
Riigikogu Election Act, RT I 2002, 57, 355, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13117287?leiaKehtiv
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Local Government Election Act, RT I 2002, 36, 220, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13117083?leiaKehtiv
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European Parliament Election Act, RT I 2003, 4, 22, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13117053?leiaKehtiv
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Referendum Act, RT I 2002, 30, 176, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13117088?leiaKehtiv
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Candidates nomination and registration procedures for the election of the
Parliament, RT I 2010, 70, 531, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13360054?leiaKehtiv
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Candidates nomination and registration procedures for the election of the European Parliament, RT I, 16.01.2013, 13, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13204935?leiaKehtiv
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Statute of Elections Information system, RT I, 02.07.2013, 68, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/102072013068
Data handling / data exchange
Type of data sharing
Actual data
Data handler
| Stakeholder name | Stakeholder type | Stakeholder role | Kind of data |
|---|---|---|---|
Chancellery of the Parliament | Government | Database owner | voting data |
| State Electoral Office | Government | Data controller | voting data |
| Population Register | Government | Data provider | voting data |
| Commercial register | Government | Data provider | voting data |
| Public administrations | Government | Data provider | voting data |
| Citizen | Citizen | Data subject | voting data |
| Business | Business | Data consumer | voting data |
Architecture
Data architecture:
Elections Information System is usable for state election department, county electoral managers, electoral commissions and polling stations.
State Electoral Office (government): owner, provider, consumer
Population Register (government): owner, provider
Business Register (government): owner, provider
Citizen (Citizen): owner, provider, consumer
Business (Business): owner, provider
The system is in use during election period.
• Election information system is tailor-made for the Estonian electoral system and environment but open-source solutions are used where applicable (e.g. MySQL).
Linking registers:
Population Register
Commercial register
Source: https://scoop4c.eu/cases/estonian-election-information-system
Disclaimer: Please note that this article is a result of the SCOOP4C Pilot Project, not an application of a CEF Building Block.