Poll personnel to vote at designated centres only
1 year, 5 months ago

Poll personnel to vote at designated centres only

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Monday said polling personnel deployed in five states going to polls next month can vote at designated facilitation centres only and cannot keep ballot papers with them for long. Earlier, the poll panel had observed that voters on election duty who are provided postal ballots take their postal ballots with them since they have time to cast the postal ballot till 8 AM of the counting day and do not cast their votes at voter facilitation centres, official sources said. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar informed the media that the rules were tweaked with an aim to check voters using postal ballots as they are becoming a force and an interest group. The rules were changed by the government on the recommendation of the Election Commission in order to check the potential misuse of the postal ballot facility extended to voters on poll duty, the sources said.

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Postal ballots not given, 32k staffers miss voting
3 months, 1 week ago

Postal ballots not given, 32k staffers miss voting

Hindustan Times  

At least 32,000 government employees on poll duty in Punjab, excluding police personnel, couldn’t exercise their right to vote as election officials failed to provide postal ballots to them, affected staffers said on Friday. Dharamjit Singh Dhillon, state finance secretary of the Lecturer Cadre Union, said Ludhiana alone has about 6,000 government employees from various departments on poll duty. Dhillon …

Plea to simplify postal ballot system
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea to simplify postal ballot system

The Hindu  

Members of the Municipal Teachers’ Federation of Andhra Pradesh on Friday drew the attention of the Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India towards difficulties faced by employees deployed in poll process, in casting postal ballot. In a letter addressed to the CEC, president of the association S. Ramakrishna said of the two covers given to the voters, …

Employees JAC seeks more time for casting postal ballots
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Employees JAC seeks more time for casting postal ballots

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Employees JAC has urged the Election Commission to continue casting of postal ballots for government employees up to 6 pm on May 11. In a letter addressed to the chief electoral officer, union leaders Bopparaju Venkateswarulu and Palisetti Damodara Rao urged the EC to allow accepting the applications for postal ballots at the Postal Voter Facilitation Centres till 6 …

Government Staff Irked Over Arrangements for Postal Ballot
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Government Staff Irked Over Arrangements for Postal Ballot

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Government employees coming under essential services in Vijayawada feel chafed that many of them had to run from pillar to post to cast their postal ballots on Tuesday. Many employees went from one centre to another, while some decided not to use their postal ballot amid the chaos. Today, I visited four facilitation centres including Loyola College, Indira Gandhi …

Govt staff vote through postal ballots in AP
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt staff vote through postal ballots in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Postal ballot voting for government employees on election duty continued for the second day on Monday in ASR districts and Visakhapatnam. Collector Mallikarjuna, who is the district election officer of Visakhapatnam, announced that arrangements have been made to accommodate 1,404 applicants for home voting in the district. "The process will involve a seven-member committee ensuring a secret voting process …

Gautam Budh Nagar: Polling staff to cast postal ballot at facilitation centre
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gautam Budh Nagar: Polling staff to cast postal ballot at facilitation centre

Hindustan Times  

NOIDA: The Gautam Budh Nagar administration, on the directions of Election Commission of India, on Monday said that the people deployed on election duty will use postal ballot and cast their vote at the facilitation centre, established in Sector 51 of Noida, only. According to Nodal officer, the facilitation centre set up for voters on election duty minimises the potential …

'Fake Claim': EC Clarifies Eligible Officials On Election Duty Can Cast Their Vote
11 months, 4 weeks ago

'Fake Claim': EC Clarifies Eligible Officials On Election Duty Can Cast Their Vote

ABP News  

The Elections Commission of India clarified on Thursday that eligible officials can cast their votes while on duty using ballot papers at a designated facilitation centre. In response to the "fake claim" that officials on election duty cannot vote, the poll body stated in an X post, "A message is being circulated on Whats App that Govt employees cannot cast …

Ensure voters don’t face any problem during UP civic polls: SEC to officials
1 year, 10 months ago

Ensure voters don’t face any problem during UP civic polls: SEC to officials

Hindustan Times  

Canvassing in 38 districts, where second and final phase voting for the local urban body polls will be held on Thursday, ended on Tuesday. State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar has directed officials to ensure eligible voters don’t face any inconvenience at the polling booths. Ensure voters don’t face any problem during UP civic polls: SEC to officials Kumar said voting …

Remote voting: The Hindu Editorial on postal ballot for NRIs
2 years, 4 months ago

Remote voting: The Hindu Editorial on postal ballot for NRIs

The Hindu  

India has the largest diaspora population, with nearly 1.35 crore non-resident Indians spread across the globe. In 2014, a committee constituted by the ECI to probe methods to enable overseas voters’ mandates concluded that proxy voting was the most viable, though some political parties objected to the idea. In 2020, the ECI approached the Government to permit NRIs to vote …

EC allows persons deployed in essential services, media to cast votes via postal ballot
3 years, 2 months ago

EC allows persons deployed in essential services, media to cast votes via postal ballot

India TV News  

Highlights Persons deployed in essential services and media can cast their votes through postal ballots. The Election Commission of India on Monday issued a notification allowing the persons deployed in essential services and media to cast their votes through postal ballots in the forthcoming Assembly elections in five states. According to the notification, the personnel employed in Information and Public …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Postal Ballot, E-Voting Facility For NRI Voters, People Living Outside Constituencies
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Postal Ballot, E-Voting Facility For NRI Voters, People Living Outside Constituencies

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a writ petition seeking voting rights for Non Resident Indians and other people who, at the time of elections, are outside their voting constituency, by way of methods like postal ballots. However, Advocate Kaleeswaram Raj appearing for the Petitioner argued that insistence of physical presence for voting by imposing rigid conditions violates …

Election Commission Makes Provision of Postal Ballot for Elderly and People with Disabilities
4 years, 5 months ago

Election Commission Makes Provision of Postal Ballot for Elderly and People with Disabilities

News 18  

Seeking to make the procedure to opt for postal ballot more convenient for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities, the Election Commission has come out with a set of new instructions. The form required to opt for the postal ballot would be delivered at the residence of all those above 80 years of age and people …

New Postmaster Hasn't Yet Met Election Officials About Mail-In Ballot Concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

New Postmaster Hasn't Yet Met Election Officials About Mail-In Ballot Concerns

NPR  

New Postmaster Hasn't Yet Met Election Officials About Mail-In Ballot Concerns Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Election officials are seeking clarification from the Postal Service about how recent cutbacks will affect what's expected to be an avalanche of mail-in voting in the upcoming election. The secretaries — which included Frank LaRose of Ohio, Jocelyn …

After state EC, Delhi L-G rejects Kejriwal’s demand for ballot voting in municipal polls
8 years ago

After state EC, Delhi L-G rejects Kejriwal’s demand for ballot voting in municipal polls

India TV News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday rejected the demand of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for holding municipal elections in the state by using ballot papers and not Electronic Voting Machines. In the backdrop of AAP’s poor showing in assembly polls in Punjab, Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that it could be due to EVM tampering and pitched for holding the …

Electors under preventive detention can vote through postal ballot: EC
11 years, 5 months ago

Electors under preventive detention can vote through postal ballot: EC

Firstpost  

While elections in Chhattisgarh will be held on 11 and 19 November, in Madhya Pradesh polls will be held on 25 November and in Rajasthan on 1 December. New Delhi: The Election Commission today issued instructions to Chief Electoral Officers of poll-bound states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram for allowing voting rights through postal ballots to all …

New Yorkers allowed to vote at any poll site post Hurricane Sandy
12 years, 4 months ago

New Yorkers allowed to vote at any poll site post Hurricane Sandy

Firstpost  

The states of New York and New Jersey, worst hit by last week’s massive storm, are taking unprecedented measures to ensure residents are able to cast their votes. New York: Easing election day procedures for New Yorkers struggling in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that registered voters can cast their ballot at any poll site …

Elaborate arrangements to be made for Prez poll
12 years, 8 months ago

Elaborate arrangements to be made for Prez poll

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 16: Elaborate arrangements will be put in place in Parliament and state assemblies for voting on Thursday for the Presidential election which will see a direct contest between UPA's Pranab Mukherjee and opposition-backed P A Sangma. In Delhi, polling booths will be set up in Parliament House where electors—MPs and MLAs—can cast their ballots between 10 a.m. …

Postal ballot received before counting to be counted: EC
13 years, 1 month ago

Postal ballot received before counting to be counted: EC

Firstpost  

A Supreme Court says that if the date of counting is postponed, then time frame for receiving also increases consequently. New Delhi: Clearing the air over the time limit for receiving polled postal ballot by returning officers, the Election Commission today said all postal ballot papers received before start of the counting process will be counted. Setting at rest all …

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