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

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Swati Jadhav

· Apr 15, 2023 · 09:00 am

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

· Jan 17, 2023 · 10:00 am

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

· Jan 15, 2023 · 07:45 pm

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

· Jan 18, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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

· Aug 22, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Nov 24, 2017 · 11:36 am

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

· Aug 09, 2017 · 12:30 pm

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

· Aug 03, 2017 · 04:26 pm

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

· Apr 25, 2016 · 05:10 pm

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

· Oct 23, 2014 · 01:30 am