Summary:
The former top election officer went on to explain that Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) had made the EVMs more “transparent” and “safer”. “With the introduction of VVPAT - Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, the EVMs have become safer and more transparent. Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Saturday touched a raw nerve when he ignited the debate on the safety of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that have replaced paper ballots in elections. Quraishi tweeted once more, “I got VVPAT machines made and tested. “If reports of outsourcing of EVMs’ first and second level checks are true, it is disconcerting..