Frequently asked questions

Election secrecy

  1. Can someone find out who I voted for via the voting system?
  2. Then why is the personal identity code connected to the vote?
  3. What kind of cryptographic method does the system use?
  4. How is the electronic ballot box encrypted in practice?
  5. Can the persons who open the ballot box find out who the voter has voted for?
  6. What kind of information can the system administrators of the information technology supplier or the election authorities obtain about the content of the ballot box before the voting has ended?
  7. Could it be possible for skilled crackers to break into the electronic ballot box and find out the election result or even manipulate it?

The validity of the election result

  1. How can I be sure that the voting system counts the election result correctly?
  2. How does the Ministry of Justice make sure that the system works appropriately?
  3. How will the ballot box be opened and the votes counted?
  4. How can I check that my electronic vote was given to the candidate I intended to vote for?
  5. But what if the system would print out a paper copy of the vote only for the voter to see? By counting the paper copies the result could be compared with the result given by the system.
  6. What records are kept of the electronic votes and in what way has the election secrecy been ensured with regard to archived material?
  7. Is it possible to attack the system with malware in order to mix up or manipulate the election result?
  8. What is the difference between the Finnish electronic voting system and computer voting, used for instance in the United States?

Electronic voting

  1. Will I be able to use the voting system?
  2. Could there be a malfunction in the system?
  3. How does the voting system know who votes electronically?
  4. Can I vote more than one time with the card?

Voting on the internet

  1. Why has internet voting not been arranged?