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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

4. Nature of EMB 6. Audit Trail
Independent Implemented

5. No. of Members in EMB 7. Voting Process
5 Venezuela has fully automated system of voting
and can be audited in all phases. Venezuela
6. Terms of office became the first country in 2004 to implement
7 years paper audit trail in national elections. In 2012,
biometric authentication of voter was also
7. EMB Members selected by
Legislature introduced. Smart matic Auditable Elections
Systems (SATIS) voting machines are used
8. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority which is strengthened by integration of Integral
EMB Authentication System (SAI). It enables activation
of machine by voter’s fingerprints and voters
9. Names of Elections conducted by EMB can mark their vote directly on screen of the
Parliamentary election machine or on the electronic ballot. Selected
option appears on the screen and voters confirm
10. Presidential election
it by pressing ‘Vote’ option. A receipt is printed on
a special paper which is considered as physical
11. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the vote with watermarks and security inks. It can be
Electoral Process in the country identified through a non-sequential code which
No
ensures secrecy of voting

12. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) (C) ELECTION CALENDAR

(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS 1. Last Election Dates
Parliamentary election- 6 December 2015
1. Total Population as on
21.7 Million (Feb. 2019) 2. Presidential election- 20 May 2018

2. Registered Electors as on 3. Future Election Date
16.1 Million (June 2016)
Parliamentary election- December 2020

3. Method of voter registration 4. Presidential election- 2024
Biometric voting

4. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total, 5. Compulsory Voting
Percentage No
61.65%

5. Voting Method
Electronic voting

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