Govt Weighing Voting Rights for NRIs, Online Voting among 70-80 Poll Reforms after EC Pitch
News 18The central government will make an appropriate decision after due consultation for major electoral reforms, with the Election Commission of India proposing various changes in the processes and rules, union law minister Kiren Rijiju told CNN-News18 on Thursday. The law minister’s office earlier in the day tweeted, “The Centre will take steps after due consultation for major electoral reforms which are required as per the new changing time and situation.” CNN-News18 has learnt that 70-80 proposals, seeking to “overhaul the way elections happen in India”, including changes to The Representation of the People Act, have been sent by the Election Commission to the union government. Top government functionaries told CNN-News18 that multiple rounds of meetings on these proposals have happened in the past few weeks and the EC is now making last-minute changes after the law ministry gave its opinion. CNN-News18 has also learnt that some of the proposed changes include voting rights for NRIs, option of online voting, impersonation and transferable vote rules, and amendments to rules governing exit and opinion polls.
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