Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, 25 January 2021

Vote from any centre

 


 

Why not “ vote from anywhere “ ?


Context :

Trials soon to let you vote from any centre    /    TOI  -  25 Jan 2021


Extract :

Sharing an “important dimension of the vision of the Election Commission of India for FUTURE ELECTORAL PROCESSES, Aurora in a public broadcast on the eve of the National Voters Day, … said :

“ We have already started a RESEARCH PROJECT on REMOTE VOTING, using CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, with IIT-Madras and other Institutions, and it has made good progress. MOCK TRIALS of this project will begin soon “

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My Take :

How about “ Sandbox for Mobile Voting “ ? ………………………….[ 27 Nov 2020 ]

 

Extract :


Ø  How can we conduct such a small-scale experiment, without disturbing EVM-based voting ?

      By creating ( what I call ) a “ Mobile Voting Sandbox 



Ø  What features should be built into the “ Mobile Voting Sandbox “ ?


      #   Central Election Commission ( CEC ) to get the Mobile App developed

           and oversee its working


      #   CEC to declare ( 2 months in advance ) date of Bye Election for a given

           constituency


     #   Mobile App will work on that date only and between 8am – 6pm only


     #   On that date, at 6pm, it will self-destruct automatically, even if not used


     #    If used, App will self-destruct immediately after transmitting the data to

           the Central Server of CEC


    #   Although a voter can vote once again from his Mobile AFTER he has

         already voted from physical booth, it will NOT be possible to do other

         way around ( ie: he cannot first vote from mobile and then go to

         booth for voting ).

         

   #   As soon as a voter has voted from booth, EVM will immediately transmit

        his vote ( candidate selected ) to the Central Server of CEC

         

#     Now, if he has voted for candidate XYZ ( belonging to BJP ) in booth, then

       after going home, he cannot vote ( select ) candidate LMJ ( belonging

       to Congress ), from his Mobile App If he does, Server / App will not let 

       him click “ SUBMIT “

       

       This is safeguard is essential to ensure that voters do not play mischief /

       confuse CEC, by voting for different candidates, using different voting 

       methods ! 

       Server will allow him to proceed ONLY if he  selects the SAME candidate

       ( XYZ ) , on his Mobile App

      

                           

#    A voter ( from the declared constituency ) can download the Mobile App

      ( only once ), from the website of CEC, by filling in an online form where

      he will need to establish without doubt that , he is  a genuine voter

      belonging to that particular constituency ( Voter ID – PAN  – Aadhar

      – Sefie – Mobile No. etc ).

      

      Server will ensure that no one, other than a voter belonging to that

      particular constituency, will be able to  download the App

      

#    Voting data generated using Mobile App, shall NOT be published till the

      CEC declares the Winner based on EVM based voting

       ( no exit pole – no prejudging – no confusion – no mischief ! )


#    However, once the Winner is declared, data from both methods of voting

      will be published on CEC website

      ( of course, without in any way, revealing the identity of any voter )


#    The entire METHODOLOGY of “ Mobile Voting Sandbox “, must be widely

       publicized on CEC website / other Govt websites / Social Media sites /

       News Papers / TV channels etc., in order to establish its

       TRANSPARENCY / RELIABILITY 

       among general public and among political parties.


#     Govt may consider inviting comments / suggestions from public on CEC

        portal

 

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E mail sent to following Election Commissioners, with a   BIG  THANK  YOU “ for considering my suggestion


I repeat my earlier request to PUBLICIZE full DEATAIL of the proposed MOCK TRIAL ( SAND BOX ), in a transparent manner – and have it widely debated in hundreds of forum, in order to prevent mischief-mongers from spreading FALSE information to mislead voters( as it is currently happening in case of FARM LAWS )

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  26 Jan 2021

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Mr Sunil Arora …………………………………….. cec@eci.gov.in

Mr Sushil Chandra…………… ………………………….schandra@eci.gov.in

Mr Rajiv Kumar……………………………………. ecrk@eci.gov.in

Mr Umesh Sinha……………. …………………… decus@eci.gov.in

Mr. Sudeep Jain…………………………………… decsj@eci.gov.in

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar………………….. deccbk@eci.gov.in

Mr. Ashish Kundra………………………………….decak@eci.gov.in

 

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