EC for new machine to enhance voter secrecy
5 April 2015 4:40 AM IST
The Election Commission (EC) wants to use a new machine, which prevents disclosure of voting pattern during counting to enhance voter secrecy and has received the backing of the Law Commission, but the government is yet to take a final call on the issue.
The EC has approached the Law Ministry with a proposal to introduce ‘Totaliser’ machine for the counting of votes. The poll panel is of the view that with the use of Totaliser, a further level of secrecy in voting and the mixing of votes at the time of counting will be achieved, which will prevent the disclosure of pattern of voting at a particular polling station.
The Law Ministry is the administrative ministry for the poll body. But the government has not taken note on the introduction of the same. The EC had told the Supreme Court recently that the views of the Law Commission would be sought on the use of Totaliser in counting of votes.
The law panel, in its report on electoral reforms submitted to the government last month, has supported the use of the machine.
The EC has approached the Law Ministry with a proposal to introduce ‘Totaliser’ machine for the counting of votes. The poll panel is of the view that with the use of Totaliser, a further level of secrecy in voting and the mixing of votes at the time of counting will be achieved, which will prevent the disclosure of pattern of voting at a particular polling station.
The Law Ministry is the administrative ministry for the poll body. But the government has not taken note on the introduction of the same. The EC had told the Supreme Court recently that the views of the Law Commission would be sought on the use of Totaliser in counting of votes.
The law panel, in its report on electoral reforms submitted to the government last month, has supported the use of the machine.
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