On 2nd of October 2008 the Austrian Minister for Science and Research Dr. Johannes Hahn published the decree "Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaftswahlordnung 2005" which forsees regulations for E-Voting in the elections to the Austrian Students Council.

It regulates:

- E-Voting will take place one week (from Monday 08:00 to Friday 18.00) before the paper-based election
- For identification and authentication the Austrian Citizen Card has to be used
- The Electoral Register makes use of the University Data Network ("Universitätsdatenverbund")
- Both voting channels (paper-based and electronic) will be supported by a election administration system

It is in line with §§ 34, 39 and 48 of the Austrian Student Union Law passed by the Austrian Parliament on 1st of February 2001.

Read more here.

You can also find the full text at the website of the BMWF.

Now the HSWO is also integrated in the online legal information system (RIS) here.