Matters surrounding authorized, administrative elements and logistical challenges for distant voting have been mentioned whilst many Opposition events on Monday questioned the necessity to deploy distant voting machines (RVMs).

The Election Commission on Monday prolonged the date of submission of written views by political events on varied points with respect to RVMs to February 28.

Sources with the ballot panel on Monday mentioned that the Election Commission held in-depth discussions with recognised political events on the problem of enhancing participation of voters within the election course of.

Representatives from eight nationwide and 40 state recognised political events sat by the day lengthy discussions and agreed with broad aims of each effort to embrace non-voting electors within the election course of.

More than 80 political celebration representatives patiently listened to one another’s submissions. They appreciated EC’s initiative of calling all celebration discussions and recommended extra such discussions frequently in future, mentioned sources.

However, Opposition leaders urged the Election Commission to tackle the problem of city apathy in direction of the ballot course of.

“No opposition celebration needs to see the demonstration of a distant voting machine (RVM). First the problem of the necessity to have such a machine ought to be settled,” senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said while talking to media after participating in a meeting of political parties convened by the poll body to demonstrate the working of an RVM.

“The idea of RVM is not acceptable,” Singh mentioned, and added that the fee ought to tackle issues about digital voting machines raised by eminent residents of the nation.

Aam Aadmi Party chief Sanjay Singh additionally questioned the necessity for an RVM, saying there have been different methods to enhance participation of voters.

“How will we marketing campaign in numerous states amongst eligible migrant voters utilizing RVM? When there’s a bypoll on one seat, say Jalandhar, RVM isn’t acceptable,” he added.

Officials said that EC held discussions with all parties after a gap of over five years to discuss various matters related to electoral processes with special focus on the concept of remote voting for domestic migrants.

“Matters related to legal, administrative aspects and logistical challenges for remote voting discussed threadbare. Some political parties requested for demonstration of Remote Voting Machine in the states while some others wanted the very concept of domestic migrants to be defined before taking the matter ahead,” mentioned an official.

With the target of discovering a technological answer for migrant voters which is credible, accessible and acceptable to all stakeholders, the Commission has explored the choice of utilizing a modified model of the time-tested mannequin of M3 EVMs to allow voting at distant polling stations which is polling stations exterior residence constituency, for home migrants.

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