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Question	Value
How is the national electoral register created?	Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
If electoral register is created by the EMB, which method is used?	A continuous register (voter data is continuously collected and updated between electoral events)
If electoral register is created by the EMB, what type of technology used for collecting registration data?	Digital voter registration kits/computers, online connected to central database
If the EMB uses technology to collect voter registration data, is biometric data captured and used during registration?	No
Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?	Yes
Is technology used for identifying voters at polling stations (electronic poll books)?	Yes, online/connected to central voter register
How technology is used in relation to paper voter lists?	Technology is used in addition to paper voter lists

Question	Value
Is e-voting currently used in any elections with EMB participation?	Yes, in politically-binding national elections (elections for public office or direct democracy initiatives) Yes, in politically-binding sub-national elections (e.g. elections for regional legislature or executive office etc.)
If e-voting is currently being used, what type(s) of technology used?	Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines with and without voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) or Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
If e-voting is currently being used, is it taking place in controlled or uncontrolled environment?	E-voting takes place in controlled environment
If e-voting is currently being used, is it available for all voters or only some groups of voters?	The use of electronic voting is extensive and varies considerably across and within the states.
If e-voting is NOT currently being used, what is the current status of e-voting in general?	Not applicable

Question	Value
Are official election results processed by an electronic tabulation system?	Yes
If official election results processed by an electronic tabulation system, at which level results are entered into an electronic tabulation system?	Polling station level, offline Polling station level, online connected to central station
In the last national election, how many days did it take for the EMB to establish final results?	Results processing vary among the states.
In the last national election, how many days did it take for the EMB to announce certified results?	Results certification vary among the states.

Question	Value
Does the country use open source software in electoral processes?	Using open source systems is still under consideration
What are the key reasons for or against using open source systems?
What types of open source systems have been considered or used?

Question	Value
Does the country provide individual online voter registration/polling assignment checks?	Yes, confirmation of registration using online interface Yes, assigned polling station using online interface
Does the country publish the statistical overview of voter lists online?	Yes, at the state level Yes, at the national level
Does the country publish full voter registers at the polling station level online?	Yes, practices vary by state (see comments)
Does the country publish full voter registers at the national level online?	Yes, practices vary by state (see comments)
Does the country publish the lists of parties and/or candidates registered for elections online?	Yes, machine readable
Does the country publish the election (voting) results online?	Yes, machine readable
If the country publishes the election (voting) results online, what is the level of aggregation?	Results aggregated at district level Results aggregated at state level National results are published
If the country publishes the election (voting) results online, what is the level of detail?	Full details (total votes cast, votes cast for each candidate/party, invalid votes)
If the country publishes the election (voting) results online, what is the timing of publication of results?	After availability of final results
If the country publishes the election (voting) results online, are historical results also available?	Yes
Does the country publish seat allocation data online?	Yes, machine readable
Does the country publish candidate/party financing reports online?	Yes, machine readable

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