18 NRIs to cast vote via e-post ballot this election

Bhopal | Saturday | 17th November, 2018

Summary:

They can decrypt and print postal ballot using a system-generated unique ‘Personal identification number’ and cast their votes. They will have to send votes to returning officer through post.Earlier, ballot papers were sent to service voters and votes cast were received back through post. Service voters, who have the option of casting their votes through proxy or postal ballot can now download postal ballot through —ETBP— a secure electronic medium with a ‘one time password’ sent through mobile or email. After finding that the existing system was time consuming, the ECI introduced ETBP –which is one-way postal delivery ballot.The voters will have to download postal ballots using the PIN provided to them through email. BHOPAL: The election fever has spread beyond Madhya Pradesh ..