Mock trials of remote voting project soon: CEC

Why is it in news?
  • The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) said the trials of the Election Commission’s remote voting project would be carried out soon.
  • CEC was addressing the television and radio on the eve of the National Voters Day.
More from Election Commission:
  • A research project on remote voting using cutting-edge technology has already started with IIT-Chennai and other leading institutions.
  • The system being developed by the IIT-M uses blockchain for two-way remote voting at designated centres.
  • The proposal was under “active consideration” of the Union Law Ministry.
Digital move:
  • Electors will be able to download electronic versions of the elector photo ID card, or e-EPIC, soon with the Election Commission launching it during the National Voter Day celebration.
  • The Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad would hand out the e-EPICs to five new voters at the function.
  • The digital version of EPICs would be available for download from the voter helpline app, voterportal.eci.gov.in and nvsp.in
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 25th Jan 2021
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