Balgarianovinite.com The Central Election Commission (CEC) has no major concerns over machine voting, as machines have already been used in polling stations with more than 300 voters, CEC spokesperson Stoyanka Balova said on Saturday on Bulgarian National Television, commenting on the latest amendments to the Election Code. She said these polling stations number around 9,400.
“These are not snap presidential elections. We knew that the presidential election would take place between the end of October and mid-November, and the date is also clear,” Balova said regarding the CEC’s preparations for the autumn vote.
According to the CEC spokesperson, some of the voting machines will need repairs.
In her words, there are no grounds for concerns over the security of the vote with machines. First, the voter goes to the machine, selects their preferred candidate or party and sees their choice on the display. A control receipt is then issued, showing the voter’s selection, Balova explained.
She added that a machine protocol is also generated, with the data stored on a flash drive that is cross-checked with the machine voting protocol at the counting centres and, respectively, at the regional election commissions.
“This gives us a triple level of verification,” Balova said, adding that the debate over security is largely political.
The CEC spokesperson also said that in-person training for regional election commissions is being considered in order to improve efficiency. Regarding changes to the announcement of election results, Balova said that a review of media profiles on social networks is planned. Central Election Commission Has No Major Concerns Over Machine Voting, Spokesperson Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-01 08:30:24 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law