Scytl

Scytl Secure Electronic Voting, S. A is a Spanish provider of electronic voting systems and election technology. Founded in 2001 in Barcelona, its products and services are used in elections and referenda across the world. On 2 June 2020, a Spanish court declared Scytl bankrupt and started the process of auctioning off its assets.

About Scytl in brief

Scytl Secure Electronic Voting, S. A is a Spanish provider of electronic voting systems and election technology. Founded in 2001 in Barcelona, its products and services are used in elections and referenda across the world. The company’s systems have been implemented in numerous countries, but problems have cropped up over the years in some of its solutions and voting systems. In 2014, Scytl reported having customers in more than 35 countries. In 2018, the authorities of New South Wales selected Scytl to provide the software for the state’s online voting system until 2022 for USD 1. 9 million. On 2 June 2020, a Spanish court declared Scytl bankrupt and started the process of auctioning off its assets. In late October, the Paragon Group subsidiary \”Service Point Solutions\” acquired Scytl including its U.S. subsidiary SOE.

Scytl’s products covered the entire election process, including election planning, online voter registration, poll worker management, electronic ballot delivery, online voting, results consolidation and election night reporting. They host their services on Amazon’s cloud platform. On 11 May 2020, facing debts of over €75 million, Scytl initiated bankruptcy proceedings with a view to selling its business to the U. S. investment fund Sandton Capital. The name is a reference to the scytale, an ancient cryptographic tool. Paul Allen invested USD 40 million in 2014. In 2013 Scytl acquired the software division of Gov2U, a company partnered with the National Democratic Institute. The consortium collected and processed election results from all Member States for the European Parliament Elections held on May 22-25, 2014.