The Supreme Audit Office found that the National Office of Electoral there was no long-term plans of computerization, and a tender for a program that the election was unfair and created the risk of corruption. Today, the SCC decided to notify the prosecution of “serious irregularities” in the operation of KBW. The materials in this case have also hit the Internal Security Agency.
– NIK controlled exclusively KBW, or the office of the electoral authorities to provide services and carry out tasks related to the organization of the elections to the extent specified in the Electoral Code – began the conference by the President of the NIK Krzysztof Kwiatkowski. – NIK in any area not controlled National Electoral Commission – he added.
No IT support strategy choices
He explained that the SCC found that in the work of the National Electoral Office lacked systematic and long-term actions computerization of the election. It was pointed out that there has been developed a perennial target strategy to provide IT support for different types of elections – and for that reason was announced separate tenders for information systems to support any subsequent election. – KBW has taken as true by the end of 2013. Try to order a comprehensive election platform to support all kinds of choices, but the fault of the KBW tender failed in January 2014. Was formally canceled due to the inability to remove the CWB all legal and procedural contradictions – assess the SCC.
The failure of this project Chamber considered to be one of the major reasons why more separate tenders for computer modules for the European Parliament elections and local elections in 2014. realized quickly and unreliable.
The tender was led by KBW unreliable
NIK findings show that in February 2014. KBW has announced a tender for the modules to the elections, and until 11 July 2014. rozpisało tender for the module local government – just four months before the election. Tender settled in early August, an agreement was signed on August 19, and the company that won the tender, provided the modules taken October 17, 2014 – less than a month before the vote.
The experts from the University of Warsaw and the Polish Information Processing Society found that KBW not determined the precise quality requirements in the tender for the system to handle the local elections in 2014. The tender was led by KBW unreliable. Almost at every stage to be breaching the Public Procurement Law, which ultimately influenced the outcome of certain decisions. The Tender Committee resolved on the basis of assessments by KBW employees who formulated their comments without having precise and objective evaluation criteria. Doing so risked NIK opinion of corruption.
The state of preparations for the presidential election – insufficient
NIK also assessed as “inadequate” infrastructure preparations for the presidential election in 2015. “In our formulated on the basis of the assessment of expert preparedness by National Election Office infrastructure for the presidential election in 2015 is insufficient. Therefore, the SCC recommends the presidential election in 2015 without specific IT support “- Kwiatkowski said at a press conference.
The presidential election will be held on May 10.
Control in connection with irregularities in the counting of votes
Inspectors from the completed control NIK National Electoral Office (KBW), under which the Board examined the use of funds from the state budget for IT support in local elections 2014 KBW had a duty to ensure well-functioning system to support the elections. This system has significantly helped the organization and conduct of elections. Since its operation depend, inter alia, efficient determination and announcement of the results of the vote. Controlled solely by the National Election Office, whose mission is to support the peripheral and national electoral authorities. The audit did not concern the National Electoral Commission or the correctness of the election process itself – is the task of the courts.
When the control was initiated in November last year – after the disclosure of the problems with the computer system, which is based on the calculated results of the local elections – Kwiatkowski stressed that the price criterion is not the only one who decides to tender. – It is crucial when, for example. It comes to buying printer paper, but in the case of such a unique invitation, dot. Service choices, you need to pay attention to the credibility of the company and its previous experience in the implementation of such large orders as well as data security and ease of use of the program . Every citizen who gives his vote is entitled to expect that the elections will be conducted in accordance with all the requirements that ensure the integrity of the election. To these elements must also be the security of data and then waiting for the real information that is results – he said.
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