An e-postal ballot system has been introduced for the armed forces of the central government, other forces, armed forces of the state serving outside the state and for those employed under the government of India serving outside India. They can now download the blank post ballot which is sent electronically to them, mark their choice and post their filled up ballot back to their respective returning officers.
This will give the armed forces personnel an opportunity to exercise their right to vote even if they are serving in a remote or border area. Not to mention it will 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.
Election Commission’s technical team created a system through which a blank postal ballot could be electronically transmitted to the voter. This development took place when the government approached the Election Commission to help ease out the difficulties faced by service voters to exercise their right.
