London 2021: Delivering successful elections - e-counting technology solution
The e-counting solution deployed by CGI and Smartmatic ensured ballot papers were scanned and processed quickly and accurately, with full auditability of results.
Key benefits:
- More accurate vote counting solution
- Increased transparency and integrity
- Reduced manual handling of ballots
- Highly secure election data
- Rigorous cyber security measures
- Full paper audit trail
- Rapid response to changing election requirement
As CGI partners, Smartmatic provided:
- 234 optical scanners to process the ballot papers in three count venues
- 17.2 million printed postal and polling station ballot papers
- 12,000 disposable ballot boxes
- Software for the electronic counting solution
- Support to the three count venues and the central consolidation site during the live counts