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Court rules ballot codes constitutional, urges stronger safeguards
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- The Constitutional Court ruled that barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers in the February 8 election were constitutional and did not undermine voters' right to a secret ballot.
- The court found insufficient evidence to prove the Election Commission's use of codes compromised voting secrecy, noting ballots were securely stored and untraceable to individual voters.
- Despite upholding the codes, the court urged the Election Commission (EC) to implement stronger safeguards in future elections, preventing ballot counterfeiting and fraud without linking voters to their choices.
- It emphasized strict security measures for ballot papers and related election materials to prevent unauthorized access to voter information and voting records.
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