E-postal ballot launched for armed personnel
Posted on: 25/Oct/2016 11:21:15 AM
The Central Government has now accepted the long demand of army personnel. The central government has has amended electoral rules to allow service voters, including Armed Forces personnel, to get their postal ballot through electronic means to save valuable time.
The government has issued notification on October 21, amending rule 23 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 enabling service voters, including armed forces personnel, to cast their vote in elections through e-postal ballot.
The Election Commission has developed a system whereby a blank postal ballot could be electronically transmitted to the voter. Armed personnel can download the postal ballot and print the blank postal ballot. After marking his vote in the blank postal ballot, the same would be returned to the concerned Returning Officer by post
