Iraq elections.. What is the role of the airborne “memory stick”?

Iraq elections.. What is the role of the airborne “memory stick”?

Sunday 10 October 2021 | 05:42 PM

Iraq elections.. What is the role of the airborne memory stickThe electronic devices for voting in the Iraqi elections are scheduled to stop at six o’clock in the evening local time, and the “memory stick” will be transported by planes to the capital, Baghdad. On Sunday morning, voters began to flock to polling stations to cast their votes in early parliamentary elections, the fifth since the fall of former President Saddam Hussein’s regime. Since the early morning hours, the polling stations opened their doors to voters, as the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and some political leaders cast their votes. According to the Electoral Commission, the voting machines are programmed until six o’clock in the evening, after which the transfer of the “memory stick” to the capital, Baghdad, begins. The spokeswoman for the Independent High Electoral Commission, Jumana Al-Ghalay, said in a statement: “The electronic devices are programmed to stop at six o’clock in the evening, and this date cannot be extended further.” The memory stick is an expert in the Electoral Commission. He explained that “the memory stick is a flash memory in which the voting results of the governorates are stored, as the electronic devices keep a copy of those results, and they read the voting paper, to be sent to Baghdad.” The expert, who asked not to be named, added that “the memory stick is not a single flash memory, but rather several memories, dedicated to each polling station,” noting that “this measure came to enhance transparency, and to store results independently from the Internet, in anticipation of any emergency. “. He pointed out that “the memory stick will be transported by planes to the capital, Baghdad, in order to achieve two goals, the first: security, as the cars transporting these devices can be targeted or intercepted, and the second goal is the speed of their transportation to Baghdad, especially from the far southern and northern governorates. “. These devices are manufactured by Miro. Korea, which was previously contracted by the Electoral Commission. The devices used in the voting process consist of the electronic verification device, which includes the electronic voter register base at the station level, and the electronic counting and sorting device, which is installed on the ballot box, and the upper part of it is a scanner, for the purpose of scanning the ballot paper. In addition, there is a results transmitter, which is used to send the results of the polling center stations after the completion of the electronic counting and sorting process. The results of the station are sent electronically to the transmitter via the cable connecting the counting and sorting device and the results transmitter (RTS) to send the results Via satellite to the National Center to collect, analyze, tabulate and announce the results. The devices used in the voting process consist of the electronic verification device, which includes the electronic voter register base at the station level, and the electronic counting and sorting device, which is installed on the ballot box, and the upper part of it is a scanner, for the purpose of scanning the ballot paper. In addition, there is a results transmitter, which is used to send the results of the polling center stations after the completion of the electronic counting and sorting process. The results of the station are sent electronically to the transmitter via the cable connecting the counting and sorting device and the results transmitter (RTS) to send the results Via satellite to the National Center to collect, analyze, tabulate and announce the results. The devices used in the voting process consist of the electronic verification device, which includes the electronic voter register base at the station level, and the electronic counting and sorting device, which is installed on the ballot box, and the upper part of it is a scanner, for the purpose of scanning the ballot paper. In addition, there is a results transmitter, which is used to send the results of the polling center stations after the completion of the electronic counting and sorting process. The results of the station are sent electronically to the transmitter via the cable connecting the counting and sorting device and the results transmitter (RTS) to send the results Via satellite to the National Center to collect, analyze, tabulate and announce the results.

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