Balgarianovinite.com The opposition Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition Thursday submitted a bill amending and supplementing the Election Code, which fully reinstates machine voting. The reasoning of the bill is that “it is a necessary and timely step to strengthen democratic principles, enhance transparency and ensure the integrity of the electoral process in the Republic of Bulgaria”.
The sponsors of the draft legislation state that “practical experience clearly demonstrates that full-scale machine voting provides a more reliable, transparent and objective mechanism for exercising the right to vote. In this regard, its reinstatement is a necessary measure to address the deficiencies identified in the electoral process.”
The return to full-scale machine voting aims to ensure a higher degree of accuracy, security and traceability of votes, as well as to guarantee equal treatment of all participants in the electoral process.
The reasoning of the bill sets out the following objectives:
To reinstate full-scale machine voting as the primary and sole method of voting in elections, except in cases explicitly provided for by law;
To eliminate invalid votes and reduce human errors in the tabulation of results;
To limit opportunities for vote manipulation, including through controlled or employer-coerced voting;
To facilitate the work of section election commissions and expedite the processing of election results;
To increase citizens’ confidence in the electoral process and democratic institutions.
CC-DB also said the implementation of full-scale machine voting does not require a significant increase in election costs, as Bulgaria already has a substantial number of certified voting machines, along with an established logistical and organizational infrastructure.
Background
Bulgaria’s experience with machine voting has been turbulent. The idea of voting by a device as a tool to streamline the balloting process and eliminate irregularities was pioneered in this country as early as 2004. Machine voting was formally introduced by a new Election Code on March 5, 2014, and full-scale machine voting was used countrywide for the first time in the April 4, 2021 parliamentary elections. Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria Submits Bill for 100% Machine Voting 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-18 18:04:38 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
