Is there any provision for issue of tendered ballot papers when EVMs are used?
Ans.Yes There is provision for issue of tendered ballot papers under the system of EVMs also. But, when such a situation arises, the voter concerned will be issued an ordinary ballot paper. After marking the ballot paper with the arrow cross mark rubber stamp supplied, the tendered ballot paper will be put inside a cover specially provided for the purpose, sealed and kept by the Presiding Officer. Q28. In the conventional system, before the commencement of poll, the Presiding Officer shows to the polling agents present that the ballot box to be used in the polling station is empty. Is there any such provision to satisfy the polling agents that there are no hidden votes already recorded in the EVMs? Ans.Yes Before the commencement of poll, the Presiding Officer demonstrates to the polling agents present that there are no hidden votes already recorded in the machine by pressing the result button. Thereafter, he will conduct a mock poll by asking the polling agents to record their votes a
Related Questions
- From the old ballot boxes, counting is done only after mixing the ballot papers. Do they do the same thing while using EVMs?
- Are Issue Papers (IP) used anywhere else other than during Design Certification Board (DCB) related activities?
- Is there any provision for issue of tendered ballot papers when EVMs are used?
