On 19th of September, 2016 IPED organized a press-conference on the topic “Elections and referendums – the use of citizens’ personal data – possible risks and prevention”.
The participants in the press-conference were: the Chairman of the Commission for Personal Data Protection – Mr. Ventsislav Karadjov, IPED’s Chair of the Board – Mrs. Antoaneta Tzoneva, the Speaker of the Central Election Commission – Mrs. Kameliya Neikova.
IPED presented the online tool “My Personal Data”, developed in cooperation with the Commission for Personal Data Protection.
During the press-conference, the following topics were also discussed:
- The role of the Commission for Personal Data Protection during elections and referendums, collecting signatures, personal data administrators – who is an administrator and should be registered by the Commission; data protection – obligations of the political parties/coalitions/initiative committees when collecting signatures in support and archiving such data; recommendations made by the Commission to the political subjects after the conducted inspections;
- The amendments in the Electoral Code concerning the improved procedures for personal data protection;
- Electronic check on the official web-site of the Central Electoral Commission; inspections by the General Directorate “Civil Registration and Administrative Services” of the collected signatures in support of political parties/coalitions/initiative committees.
