The vote counting process of ballot papers in Malta will be undergoing a revolutionary leap forward with the introduction of e-counting.

​Local media were briefed and given a live demonstration on how e-counting will be operating at the Naxxar Counting Hall as from next May’s European Parliament and local council elections. Scanning time for more than 390,000 ballot papers will take no more than 7 hours, with the results of all counts being made public in the immediate aftermath. Chief Electoral Commissioner Joseph Church, together with representatives from Idox, the British company which tailor-made the e-counting process for Malta’s needs, predicted that the result for the May European Parliament elections will be made public before 10pm on counting day.