Opposition divided on remote voting machines for migrants
1 year, 11 months ago

Opposition divided on remote voting machines for migrants

The Hindu  

A day after the Election Commission announced that it has developed a prototype of a multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine for migrant workers and invited political parties to see the working of the machine, the Opposition parties on Friday were divided on the proposed move. While the Janata Dal–United and Telugu Desam Party welcomed the EC’s initiative, parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham and Trinamool Congress echoed the Congress party in opposing the move. It’s baseless, no logic can support it,” said Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Sukhendu Sekhar Ray in a tweet. Opposing the idea, the Congress on Thursday had said the proposed move could seriously “undermine trust in the electoral system” and urged the EC to restore the credibility of the electoral process by addressing the Opposition’s concerns.

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An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs
1 year, 9 months ago

An year before 2024 elections, opposition start whining about EVMs

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the opposition parties have started the familiar attack on electronic voting machines. On Thursday, 23rd March 2023, the opposition parties held a joint meeting and decided to approach the election commission to raise their concerns over using EVMs to conduct elections. Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Independent Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Samajwadi …

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy
1 year, 9 months ago

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have raised concerns over the viability of the electronic voting machines and said that they will urge the Election Commission of India to clarify their suspicion over the use of voting machines in elections. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar with Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh addresses a press conference after the Opposition …

Remote Voting Machine: Why India Needs to Adopt a Careful and Considered Approach - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

Remote Voting Machine: Why India Needs to Adopt a Careful and Considered Approach - News18

News 18  

The Election Commission last month invited national and state parties to discuss the use of Remote Voting Machines. One of the primary concerns posed by remote voting machines is their potential violation of the Model Code of Conduct, which is a set of guidelines that must be followed during the election period to ensure free and fair elections in any …

No proposal to use remote EVMs in upcoming election: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 10 months ago

No proposal to use remote EVMs in upcoming election: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

The government on Friday said that there was no proposal to use remote Electronic Voting Machines in any upcoming elections. According to the Election Commission, it has not proposed to introduce the RVM for the upcoming elections in the country, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said told the Lok Sabha. The Election Commission had said that the remote EVMs would …

​Remote EVM for Those Who Moved Base? Opposition Parties Give ‘No Trust Vote’ to EC’s Plan
1 year, 11 months ago

​Remote EVM for Those Who Moved Base? Opposition Parties Give ‘No Trust Vote’ to EC’s Plan

News 18  

Are you among those 45.36 crore people who have moved out of their homes for work or education and so can’t vote? THE ECI’S IDEA RVM is essentially a modified version of the existing EVM and allows migrated voters to exercise their franchise in their home constituency elections on the day of polling from their current residence. Speaking to News18 …

EC invites all political parties for demonstration of prototype Remote EVM
1 year, 11 months ago

EC invites all political parties for demonstration of prototype Remote EVM

India TV News  

The Election Commission has invited all recognised national and state political parties on January 16 to demonstrate the functioning of the multi-constituency prototype Remote EVM. Earlier, a concept note was circulated amongst political parties highlighting the challenges of defining domestic migrants, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, ensuring secrecy of voting, facility of polling agents for identification of voters, process …

Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo
1 year, 11 months ago

Opposition questions need for remote voting machines for migrants after RVM demo

India TV News  

Opposition parties on Monday urged the Election Commission to address the issue of urban uninterestedness towards the poll process. "No opposition party wants to see the demonstration of a remote voting machine. The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said he felt that there would be no RVM demonstration till there is a consensus on the issue of RVMs. "The idea …

Election Commission to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on January 16
1 year, 11 months ago

Election Commission to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on January 16

The Hindu  

The Election Commission will showcase the remote electronic voting machine prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties on January 16. The letter states that they have been invited for a "discussion on improving voter participation of domestic migrants using remote voting." Terming counting of votes cast at remote booths and their transmission to the returning officer in other …

Has anomalies, Opposition will oppose, says Digvijay Singh on Remote EVMs at poll body meet
1 year, 11 months ago

Has anomalies, Opposition will oppose, says Digvijay Singh on Remote EVMs at poll body meet

India Today  

As many as sixteen opposition parties, including Congress, have unanimously decided to oppose the implementation of remote electronic voting machines in elections for migrant labourers. The meeting was held at the Constitution Club, a day ahead of the Election Commission of India's meeting to demonstrate the concept of Remote EVMs for migrant voters to elect their representatives. Senior Congress leader …

Barking up the wrong tree
1 year, 11 months ago

Barking up the wrong tree

The Hindu  

In a welcome move, the Election Commission of India has announced its intention of introducing remote voting across the country — a facility to enable voters who are residents elsewhere to vote in their home constituencies. The EC proposes using isolated remote voting machines, which are multi-constituency extensions of the extant EVMs, to enable voting from remote locations. There is …

How do remote electronic voting machines work?
1 year, 11 months ago

How do remote electronic voting machines work?

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has proposed a new voting system for domestic migrants. It will be done through the remote electronic voting machines or RVMs. The Election Commission says these RVMs can handle multiple constituencies, up to 72, from a single remote polling booth. Once the voter is verified and marked eligible for remote voting, a multi-constituency remote polling …

Ayes and nays: The Hindu Editorial on Remote Electronic Voting Machines for domestic migrants
1 year, 11 months ago

Ayes and nays: The Hindu Editorial on Remote Electronic Voting Machines for domestic migrants

The Hindu  

Given the regional variations in demographic trends and economic opportunities, India has a high rate of migration, which doubled in the census decade of 2001-2011. The Election Commission of India has now proposed a mechanism to facilitate remote voting for domestic migrants. The Remote Electronic Voting Machine prototype can be used for up to 72 constituencies simultaneously from a single, …

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India

Hindustan Times  

The pursuit of inclusion and accessibility in India’s 70-year-old history of democratic elections has taken a significant step with the Election Commission’s decision to pilot remote voting for millions of internal migrants. Remote voters will exercise their choice on the remote BU, and the vote will be captured with the state code, and constituency and candidate numbers, in the remote …

Remote voting for migrants will deepen democracy in India: Ashwani Kumar
1 year, 11 months ago

Remote voting for migrants will deepen democracy in India: Ashwani Kumar

The Hindu  

Nistula Hebbar speaks to political scientist Ashwani Kumar, co-editor of the book “Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India” on Election Commission’s decision to explore Remote Voting for migrants…. The political marginalisation of migrants also happens due to methodological and policy flaws because government data gathering systems don’t capture what we call “seasonal migrants/ circulatory migrants/SHORT term” migrants. For instance, micro …

Explained | Will migrants be able to vote remotely?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Will migrants be able to vote remotely?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Election Commission of India said on December 28 that it was ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants through newly devised remote electronic voting machines so that the voter does not have to travel to their home State or district to cast their vote. In its 2015 order on a plea seeking voting opportunities …

ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants
1 year, 11 months ago

ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants

Op India  

To address the issue of low voter turnout due to voters not living in their constituencies due to various reasons like work, study etc, the Election Commission of India has proposed to introduce a remote voting facility for such outstation voters. The ECI has developed a new Electronic Voting Machine for remote voting, based on the currently used EVM, and …

Congress opposes remote voting for migrant workers, calls for restoring trust in electoral system
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress opposes remote voting for migrant workers, calls for restoring trust in electoral system

The Hindu  

Opposing the Election Commission's proposal for a remote voting system for migrant workers, the Congress on Thursday said the move could seriously “undermine trust in the electoral system”. In a strongly worded statement, Congress general secretary for communication Jairam Ramesh said the EC should “restore trust in the electoral system with transparency and via honest engagement with the Opposition’s concerns”. …

ECI Develops Prototype to Enable Remote Voting for Domestic Migrants; All-party Meeting Called on Jan 16
1 year, 11 months ago

ECI Develops Prototype to Enable Remote Voting for Domestic Migrants; All-party Meeting Called on Jan 16

News 18  

The Election Commission of India is ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrant voters and students so they need not travel to their home states to vote. The ECI had developed a prototype, the Multi-Constituency Remote Voting Machine and has called an all-party meeting on January 16 to demonstrate the technology. “The migrant voter would thus need not travel …

Election Commission says ready with remote EVM which will enable migrants to vote outside their States
1 year, 11 months ago

Election Commission says ready with remote EVM which will enable migrants to vote outside their States

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that it has developed a prototype for a Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine which would enable remote voting by migrant voters. The commission said that a concept note has been circulated amongst political parties highlighting the challenges of defining domestic migrants, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, ensuring secrecy of voting, facility …

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