For the first time, the Election Commission or EC would be using the paper trail system along with the Electronic Voting Machines in the Nagaland by-election scheduled to be held on September 4. The system, called the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system (VVPAT), will accompany the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). When the voter presses a button on the EVM to select the party he wants to vote for, a small slip bearing the name and symbol of the party will briefly appear for about 10 seconds on the VVPAT system, after which it fall into a secure box, thus maintaining a paper trial of all the votes cast. "This is the first time this new system will be tried in real time election. Depending upon the outcome, this system will be used in future elections," The Election Commission had recently convened an all-party meet to explain the newsystem and all of them agreed to try the new set-up. NOTE: This system comes into effect after Dr Subramanian Swamy approached Supreme Court complaining that the present EVM system leaves voters doubtful of the party they have voted for. The government has also made necessary changes in the rules to use the new paper trail system. #admin
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:55:29 +0000
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