2015 Bulgarian electoral code referendum

Do you support being able to vote remotely electronically when conducting elections and referenda? 2015 10 25 y Bulgaria 1,883,411 704,182 122,339 6,766,619 2015 Bulgarian electoral referendum results.svg Results by municipality Yes: #9dc938 50-60%#7eb300 60-70% #6e9d00 70-80% A referendum on introducing electronic voting was held in Bulgaria on 25 October 2015 alongside local elections. Although the referendum resulted was approved by a wide margin, turnout was far below the required threshold to make its result binding.Bulgaria’s electronic voting referendum falls short Sofia Globe, 25 October 2015 Background A petition was introduced into the Bulgarian Parliament on 10 March 2013 by an Initiative Committee presided by professor Georgi Bliznashki on proposed changes to the electoral code of Bulgaria.Parliament Speaker: Voting Referendum to Be Debated in Days http://www.novinite.com/articles/161185/Parliament+Speaker%3A+Voting+Referendum+to+Be+Debated+in+Days Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 10 June 2014 These included: reintroducing first-past-the-post voting alongside proportional representation, making voting compulsory and introducing electronic voting.Bulgaria Voting Referendum 'Could Be Held at EU Elections' http://www.novinite.com/articles/159167/Bulgaria+Voting+Referendum+%27Could+Be+Held+at+EU+Elections%27 Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 31 March 2014 Under current Bulgarian law a referendum is mandatory if a petition receives at least five hundred thousand signatures. Supporters claimed to have 560,000 signatures on the petition,Petition for Election Rules Referendum Brought to Parliament http://www.novinite.com/articles/158808/Petition+for+Election+Rules+Referendum+Brought+to+Parliament Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 31 March 2014 giving Parliament three months (until early June) to authenticate the signatures. Numerous signatures were nullified, however, and so the requirement of half of million authentic signatures was missed. Still, there were enough signatures to put the content up for debate before parliament. When the debate came in June, however, lawmakers rejected the idea of holding the referendum.Bulgaria Will Not Hold Referendum on Election Rules http://www.novinite.com/articles/161385/Bulgaria+Will+Not+Hold+Referendum+on+Election+Rules Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 20 June 2014 One of the elements in the petition, that of introducing mandatory voting, has been put forward by the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Sergei Stanishev, and has been endorsed by the leader of GERB, Boyko Borisov.Bulgarian Opposition GERB to Back Mandatory Voting http://www.novinite.com/articles/161118/Bulgarian+Opposition+GERB+to+Back+Mandatory+Voting Novinite.com Sofia News Agency 10 June 2014 Results 1883411 704182 122339 6766619 CEC References Electoral Category:Referendums in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria