New Delhi, Dec 29: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has developed a prototype multi-constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) for domestic migrant workers.
The ECI has additionally called an all-party meeting on January 16 to demonstrate the functioning of the multi-constituency prototype Remote EVM designed to address low voter turnout and to seek feedback.
In a statement, the ECI said, “The Commission has invited all Recognised 8 National and 57 State Political Parties on 16.1.2023 to demonstrate the functioning of the multi-constituency prototype Remote EVM. The Technical Expert Committee members will also be present. The Commission has also solicited written views of recognized political parties by 31.01.2023 on various related issues including changes required in legislation, changes in administrative procedures and voting method/RVM/technology, if any other, for the domestic migrants.”
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“ECI ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants; migrant voter need not travel back to home state to vote; ECI develops prototype Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM); invites political parties for demonstration of prototype RVM,” tweeted the ECI on Thursday.
(1/n)ECI ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants; migrant voter need not travel back to home state to vote; ECI develops prototype Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM); invites political parties for demonstration of prototype RVM.
— Spokesperson ECI (@SpokespersonECI) December 29, 2022
“Prototype RVM can handle multiple constituencies from a single remote polling booth. ECI floats concept note soliciting views from Political Parties on legal, operational, administrative, and technological challenges,” the ECI added in another tweet.
“With the objective of finding a technological solution which is credible, accessible and acceptable to all stakeholders, the Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Shri Anup Chandra Pandey and Shri Arun Goel has now explored the option of using a modified version of the time-tested model of M3 EVMs to enable voting at remote polling stations i.e., polling stations outside the home constituency, for domestic migrants. The migrant voter would thus need not travel back to his/her home district to exercise his/her franchise of voting,” as per the statement.
