The Central Election Commission (CEC) issued Decision No. 54 dated 20 September 2024, according to which the automated information and communication system (AICS) ‘State Register of Voters’ resumes functioning in terms of accounting for polling stations operating on a permanent basis.
According to the resolution, the CEC, as the manager of the Register, ensures its proper functioning in accordance with the current legislation. One of the key tasks of this system is to keep records of polling stations that exist on a permanent basis.
As a result of the introduction of martial law in Ukraine in 2022, the functioning of the AICS was temporarily suspended to protect the integrity of the Register database and the personal data of voters contained therein. This was done to protect the system from unauthorised access, use, distortion or destruction of data, as well as to ensure cyber security of the system.
During 2022-2023, the CEC took comprehensive technological and organisational measures to gradually resume the work of the Register. On 22 December 2023, the CEC issued Resolution No. 83, which partially restored the functioning of the AICS in terms of periodic updating of the database.
As part of the implementation of this resolution, the bodies that maintain the Register (except for those that cannot function due to hostilities or temporary occupation of territories) began to periodically update the data in accordance with Article 22 of the Law. This applied, in particular, to information for the period from February 2022 to November 2023, when the system was shut down.
As a result, the system’s functioning in terms of periodic data updates has now been fully restored. During this process, more than 11.5 million cases of change of electoral address were identified, which is more than a third of all records in the database. In addition, about 33,000 streets were renamed and more than 3,000 new place names were created. Almost 87,000 new residential buildings were also identified that are not currently assigned to any polling station.
In addition, according to the CEC, more than 7,500 voting or election commission premises were damaged or destroyed as a result of the hostilities.
