Africa-Press – Cape verde. Cabo Verde can introduce electronic voting in the electoral process by 2026, announced today, in Praia, the Minister of Justice, Joana Rosa. For the minister, if there are resources, the country can already take this step towards modernizing the electoral process.
Joana Rosa points out that DGAPE has been developing the electronic voting system with the University of Cape Verde, which, by the way, has been monitored.
“We will be analyzing the steps that have already been taken, the challenges that we have, but we believe that, with resources, we will have electronic voting in Cape Verde, in 2026”, specified the minister.
Changes in the Electoral Code
According to Rosa, the Executive will shortly take to the Council of Ministers the proposal to amend the Electoral Code, with new solutions, fulfilling what is the institutional command.
“So that we can, in the short term, have an electoral information system, develop and adapt what are the archipelagic conditions of the country and so that we can, in the next elections, not say in 2024, but on our part we are doing everything, first from the point of view of altering the electoral code”, he explained.
Reframe current frame
In order for this modernization to take place, he stressed, it is necessary to reformulate the current framework, starting with the assumption of the country, what is the database of registrations and to put the electoral information system into operation.
“We will not need such registration commissions and with that we are going to think about new solutions, modernizing the electoral process”, said Joana Rosa, stressing that they want to guarantee transparency and trust to political parties and citizens.
The Minister of Justice made these statements during her speech at the inauguration ceremony of the new director-general of Support to the Electoral Process, Salif Diallo Silva, stressing that all citizens must have their National Identification Card in their possession ( CNI) or passport for electronic voting.
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