Andorran CASS Launches Urgent €85K Tender for Electronic Voting in June Elections

The Andorran Social Security Fund (CASS) has launched an urgent international tender for an electronic voting system to boost participation in its June board of directors elections, with an estimated contract value of €85,000 including IGI.

The tender notice, published in the Official Gazette (BOPA) on Friday, requires bids via the public procurement platform by 10am on 2 March. Electronic opening of bids is set for 10am on 12 March, with public access available upon request to the contracting authority.

CASS board president Marc Galabert emphasised that electronic voting will supplement—not replace—traditional in-person and deposit voting methods. The system must integrate all three modalities, using a link on the CASS website and government digital certificates for voter authentication. It requires real-time tracking to prevent double-voting across an voter's eligible colleges (salaried workers, pensioners, and self-employed/entrepreneurs), while ensuring vote secrecy, unlinkability to voters, and auditability for potential challenges.

Implementation hinges on legal confirmation, Galabert said. CASS interprets existing laws—the fund's own rules and the general electoral regime—as permitting electronic voting by omission rather than prohibition, but awaits final reports from legal experts. A government decree is also needed to call the elections, involving further juridical review. "We don't want reading to make us lose writing," Galabert noted, referring to the tight June timeline prompting the urgent tender. He stressed CASS's responsibility given the large electorate and lack of prior official electronic voting experience.

Companies downloading the tender documents will see the legal caveat. While CASS lacks authority to drive legislative changes, Galabert said the process might highlight needs for future updates. No technical budget or detailed specs appeared in the BOPA notice beyond the estimate.