Voter-verified paper audit trail Current Affairs, GK & News
SC directs EC to raise random matching of VVPAT slips
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to increase the random matching of paper trail machine slips with EVM results from one to five polling booths in each assembly segment for the multiphase Lok Sabha polls. The Supreme Court has said that the move will bring more “credibility” and “integrity” to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: ECI • Election Commission of India • Lok Sabha • Supreme court • Voter-verified paper audit trail • VVPAT
Indian Statistical Institute’s report on VVPAT Sample size to Election Commission
Indian Statistical Institute has granted its report on the sample size of VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) slip counting to Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner. Following this, Indian Statistical Institute will systematically analyse and scientifically examine the issue of VVPAT Slip verification with an electronic count of the Electronic Voting Machines. The report submitted ..
Topics: Election technology • Elections • Elections in India • Electoral fraud • Electoral reform in India • Electronic voting • Electronic voting in India • Politics • Voter-verified paper audit trail • Voting machine
Himachal Pradesh to be first state to use EVMs with VVPAT machines on all booths during assembly elections
Himachal Pradesh will be the first state to use EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines on all booths during assembly elections. The state will go to polls on November 9, 2017 in a single phase. Over 37 thousand polling personnel’s have set up 7,525 polling stations for more than fifty lakh voters ..
Topics: Electoral fraud • Electoral reform in India • Electronic voting • Voter-verified paper audit trail
Gujarat to be first big state after Goa to use EVMs with VVPAT
Gujarat will be the second state after Goa to use the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system for the Assembly elections. Here, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be equipped with VVPAT. State Chief Electoral Officer and Principal Secretary Mr. B. B. Sawain announced this at a press conference in Gandhinagar on Septmebr 28, 2017. ..
Topics: Election Commission of India • Election technology • Elections • Elections in India • Electoral fraud • Electoral reform in India • Electronic voting • Electronic voting in India • Noksen • Politics • Voter-verified paper audit trail • Voting machine
New Delhi hosted Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories
The two-day Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories has been inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti and Election Commissioner OP Rawat in New Delhi on August 18, 2017. The event is being organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to review performance as well as to explore new ..
Topics: Election Commission of India • Elections • Elections in India • Electronic voting • New Delhi • Politics • Voter-verified paper audit trail • Voting