EC to hand out photo voters’ slips to check bogus polling
27 Nov 2013 5:34 AM IST
Officials said the process of distributing the photo slips would ensure verification of the genuine voters.
Also, in case of voters forgetting their Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC), they may produce the said slip to establish their identity at polling stations, they added.
One poll officer is to be stationed outside each polling station on polling day with copies of the photo slips to enable voters to collect the same on the spot before casting their ballot.
Electors whose photograph in the EPIC does not match will have to produce alternative photo IDs like passport, driving licence, service identity cards for Central/state/public sector employees, Pan card, Aadhaar card, among others.
EC also added that since it is going to be poll officials who distribute the voter slips this time, it will help enforce the 48-hour no-campaign rule. Political parties are known to send their workers to hand out the slips right before polling day.
Also, in case of voters forgetting their Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC), they may produce the said slip to establish their identity at polling stations, they added.
One poll officer is to be stationed outside each polling station on polling day with copies of the photo slips to enable voters to collect the same on the spot before casting their ballot.
Electors whose photograph in the EPIC does not match will have to produce alternative photo IDs like passport, driving licence, service identity cards for Central/state/public sector employees, Pan card, Aadhaar card, among others.
EC also added that since it is going to be poll officials who distribute the voter slips this time, it will help enforce the 48-hour no-campaign rule. Political parties are known to send their workers to hand out the slips right before polling day.
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