Voting Rights
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‘Democratic deficit’: Low wages, high costs and distance make voting difficult for migrant workers
The government has taken little initiative to collect data on such workers, which could have helped towards drafting a remote voting proposal.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Election Commission’s remote voting plan for migrants is welcome – but system must be flexible
The poll panel must consider the vulnerabilities of India’s politically disenfranchised migrant working population.
Niveditha GD & Swati Jadhav
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Remote voting demonstration postponed as Opposition parties express concern about EC proposal
The poll panel was to show a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine to representatives of eight national parties and 40 state parties on Monday.
Scroll Staff
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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Most Opposition parties not in favour of remote voting machines, says Digvijaya Singh
The poll panel has said that the voting machine has been developed to enable domestic migrants to vote without having to travel to their native districts.
Scroll Staff
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In UP, an SMS awareness campaign led to a drop in votes for candidates with murder charges
A study shows the potential of mobile phone-based information efforts in helping voters make informed choices.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Trump wants to block student voters – but his press secretary had once fought for their rights
In 2002, Sarah Sanders had successfully fought a court case against a Democrat-led bid to disenfranchise students.
Blake Paterson, ProPublica
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BJP wants women cops to verify identity of burqa-clad voters in UP civic body elections
The party had made a similar demand during the Assembly elections in the state earlier this year.
Scroll Staff
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Proxy voting by non-resident Indians may not affect election results much in Kerala
The majority of the state’s 20 lakh migrant workers in the Gulf are not registered voters.
TA Ameerudheen
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Cabinet clears amendment that allows Non-Resident Indians to vote by appointing a proxy
They can appoint a person who lives in their constituency to vote on their behalf.
Scroll Staff
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Explainer: Why Vijay Mallya can vote in the UK without giving up his Indian passport
All Indian citizens can vote in Britain as long as they have been resident there for over six months and registered on the rolls.
Anjali Mody
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EC makes it easier for NRIs to vote, but internal migrants are unable to do so
India has over 40 times more internal migrants than overseas ones. But most of them cannot participate in the world's biggest display of democracy.
Mridula Chari