The president of CEELA, Nicanor Moscoso. Photo: X/@VTVcanal8.
The president of the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (CEELA), Nicanor Moscoso, ruled out the possibility of inconsistencies between the votes cast by voters and the votes registered by the voting machines in the Venezuelan presidential elections of Sunday, July 28.
In an interview with Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) on Friday, July 26, Moscoso stated that Venezuela has the best electoral system in Latin America, due to which Venezuelans can “vote in peace and tranquility knowing that the votes will be counted, that the will of Venezuelans will be reflected in the results declared by the National Electoral Council.”
Unique system
Moscoso said that the Venezuelan electoral system is unique in the region because, in addition to being an electronic system, it also has a manual element, where the voter receives a slip that shows which candidate they voted for and subsequently deposits this slip in a box.
During the counting of the votes, 55% of these slips are counted to verify that the machine correctly registered the votes. Such a high percentage of verification does not exist anywhere else, the expert commented.
He further stated that due to the political conditions in Venezuela, his organization has also been observing the technical audits.
In this regard, he explained that CEELA has been present at the audits of the voting machines, the electoral roll, the software, the hardware, and the vote-counting machine. “We have observed the manufacturing of the machines and the composition of the boxes being taken to the voting centers,” Moscoso said.
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Audits certified by political parties
According to the president of CEELA, the most significant element of all the audits is that technical delegates from the 38 political organizations participating in this election have been present.
“They have been witnesses for each of the audits, and at the end of them, all have expressed their satisfaction with the processes,” Moscoso stated. He added that on Friday, the zeroing audit was carried out, consisting of the political parties verifying that all the machines are set at zero votes and ready to receive the votes on Sunday.
He explained that CEELA has met with the delegates from all political parties and their technical experts, who were able to ask questions and make suggestions to the auditors. Their queries were answered with satisfaction.
Moscoso added that the political parties participating in Sunday’s elections have certified all the audits conducted until now.
(Últimas Noticias) by Aurig Hernández
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
OT/SC/SF
