Context :
Election Commission of India looking at ‘vote from workplace’ EVMs:
Report /
India News Network / 22 Dec
Extract :
The Election Commission of India is working on a plan to allow migrants to vote for a candidate in their home constituencies from anywhere in the country.
The proposal is under discussion and involves ushering in a new-age electronic voting machine that will have a dynamic candidate’s list to enable voting for a
contestant in one’s home constituency, said a report by The Economic Times.
If approved, the new voting system will allow a voter registered in Malda but
working in Delhi to vote for a candidate of her choice in Malda from Delhi. At
present, migrant voters are unable to vote unless they go to their
constituency.
According to the report, about 10,000 new-age EVMs are estimated to serve the
purpose with every district given 5-6 such machines at various ‘remote
voting’ centers
with a higher number in bigger cities having a higher migrant population.
Soon, the full Election Commission will deliberate a conceptual framework of the technology to enable
vote-from-anywhere, with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in
mind, said officials quoted in the report.
The Economic Times report quoted former director-general of the Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing Rajat Moona as saying, [ director@iitbhilai.ac.in / moona@iitk.ac.in ]
“We are looking at an EVM which instead of a fixed paper ballot for a specific
constituency will have a dynamic candidate’s list display to allow one to vote
for a candidate in one’s constituency.
So each machine would be able to help voters
of multiple constituencies cast the ballot instead of being specific to one constituency.
New machines will have to be brought in for the purpose and we hope to share
the conceptual plan and
prototype soon with the EC, which will take a final decision on it.”
The report said that two key challenges have been identified so far, including,
# minimal internet use with high safety
features, and
# the
formulation of a protocol for vote counting, VVPAT checks, and verification
for ballots cast using the
dynamic EVMs, which according to Moona, is the
toughest.
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Dear
Dr Moona,
At the outset, Congratulation on this planned innovation
As far as the “ Conceptual Plan
and Prototype “ is concerned , you might want to look up my following e-mails , earlier sent to Cabinet
ministers / Election Commission / Supreme Court / NITI Aayog / MPs / MLAs etc :
# VotesApp [ 18 Dec 2012 ] – Voting
from
Anywhere, using a Mobile
2020
# How about “ Sandbox
for Mobile Voting “ ? [27 Nov 2020] – for controlled trial in one
constituency
# First
Step to VotesApp ? [24 Jan 2020 ] – Phase wise implementation
schedule
#
From
“ Lost Votes “ to “ Remote Votes “ ?
[ 12 Feb 2020
]
# Slow and Steady ? Way Democracy Works [ 12 Mar 2020 ]
# Analysis Needed : Paralysis Avoided…………………[13 Sept 2020 ] – my earlier
E Mail to Prof Rajat Moona
# 408 Km vertical distance OK ? …………………………[
01 Nov 2020 ] – see
Ballotted [ info@ballotted.com ]
=================================================
2019
# 100
% verification of VVPAT ? No problem !
[ 02 Apr 2019
] – and without human intervention !
# VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ? [ 28 Mar 2019 ] – leveraging Blockchain
Technology
# Dark Side of Democracy
[ 08 Jan 2019 ]
=================================================
2018
# Americans call it “ Voatz “ [ 13 Aug 2018 ] – a Blockchain app
https://voatz.com/
# Where is the need ? [ 05 Apr 2018 ]
# Block Chain for Voting ? [ 11 Mar 2018 ]
# Thank
You, Shri Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay [ 19 Feb 2018 ]
# Simultaneous
Polling [ 22 Jan 2018 ] – take a look at https://followmyvote.com/
===============================================
2017
# Poll
Reforms : Time for a Consensus [ 21 Aug 2017 ]
# A Blue
Print for VotesApp ? [ 25 Apr 2017 ] - https://www.smartmatic.com/
# Electoral
Reforms Capsule : A Bitter Pill ? [ 05 Feb 2017 ]
===============================================
2016
# Reforming
Elections and Lok Sabha [ 20 Dec 2016 ]
# One Nation, One Vote ? [ 29 Nov 2016 ] – design of Online Survey
for One Vote
# Filtering
Candidate Information [18
Sept 2016 ]
# One
Poll, One Time [ 06
Sept 2016 ]
# ROMP : A Panacea ?
[ 06 Aug 2016 ] –
Mobile App to Recall MP
# The Greatest Reform ?
[ 12 June 2016 ]-Panchayat-Municipal-State-Lok
sabha
# One
day polling is possible
[31 Mar
2016 ]
================================================
2015
# How
to save Rs 5,511 crore ?
[12
Dec 2015 ]
# Honey,
I shrunk the EVM !
[21 Oct 2015 ]
=================================================
2014
# All
seasons are election seasons [ 22 May 2014 ]
# A
Software Powerhouse ? [ 24 Apr 2014 ]- Eliminate a
Million Booths ?
# Sun never
sets
[ 01 Apr 2014 ]
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Related Readings :
I
am One , I will become Many ……………………………………………..[ 06 Jan 2020 ]
Election
Reforms " Summarized……………………………………………..[ 18 Aug 2017 ]
“ Let Aadhar / Voter ID link be
voluntary, EC may tell SC “
Sierra
Leone just held the World’s
first Block-Chain powered election
https://webrootsdemocracy.org/2017/04/21/online-voting-movements-in-ireland/
https://toilostvoteschallenge.com/ support@toilostvoteschallenge.com
===================================================
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 23
Dec 2020
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