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 v
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
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
# Voting data generated using Mobile App, shall NOT be published till the
CEC declares the Winner based
( 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
( 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
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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