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NOILE TEHNOLOGII ÎN FORMAREA ŞI UTILIZAREA LISTELOR ELECTORALE. EVOLUŢII ŞI PERSPECTIVE 169
efficient use of information technology in the registration process. Since voter
registration is in the essence registration of eligible population for voting purposes,
the recommendation from the Guidelines regarding the use of information
technology are equally applicable as in the case of population registration.
Information technology, where employed properly increases the efficiency of the
registration system. In fact, most of the registration systems, now days, relay on
the information technologies or are being computerized.
Information technology provides tools that can improve the management and
sharing of information stored in the register. Where implemented properly, these
tools can provide instant access to any data in the register. Thus, once updated,
information is made immediately available to all system users.
Use of information technology also brings other benefits. Registration in the voter
register database can be performed directly from remote locations using the
digital network. An electronic system may employ additional safeguards against
possible multiple registrations and provide a wide range of options for recognizing
and eliminating cases of multiple registration, Information technology provides
an opportunity for immediate data transfers and exchanges between individual
registers or responsible institutions.
Information technology, however, should be viewed only as a tool for integrating
existing registers and increasing efficiency in data sharing. That said, the efficiency
of the overall system depends primarily on the legislative and administrative
framework governing the registration process. In instances where the existing
framework provides for the continuous registration of voter information, information
technology will significantly enhance the efficiency of data-sharing within
the system. But the use of information technology will not resolve problems regarding
the communication and sharing of data between responsible authorities
if there is no legislative and administrative framework establishing precise and
adequate procedures.
As part of the registration system, the implemented information technology solutions
should be viewed as a factor in multiplying the efficiency of a determined
registration model and not as determining which registration model to be adopted.
The information technology expertise should only come into play when all
policy and technical aspects of the registration model have been determined. In