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