Armed forces allowed to use postal ballots electronically!
Q. Which is the only category of Indians allowed to use postal ballots electronically?- Published on 25 Oct 16a. Indian armed forces
b. Indian doctors
c. Indian officers
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Indian armed forces
The government has amended electoral rules to permit postal ballots to be sent electronically to the armed forces personnel
- Armed forces personnel can now download the blank postal ballot sent to them electronically marking their preference and posting the filled up ballot back to their respective returning officer
- Two-way electronic transmission was not recorded for the security reasons by the EC
- Armed forces personnel serving in remote and border areas would greatly benefit from this present system of two way transmission of the ballot paper by the postal service
- The government has issued notification on Oct 21, amending rule 23 of the Conduct of Election Rules 1961 enabling service voters such as armed forces personnel to cast their vote in elections through e-postal ballot
- Commission proposed that more categories of voters including NRIs should be made eligible for the e-postal ballot system
