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Panaji: Voters can now get their names added, corrected or deleted on the electoral roll online, with the launch of the Election Commission's ERO-net. This new system will change the way the election machinery interacts with voters, Kunal said. The draft electoral roll will be kept open for claims and objections from citizens.The unified platform for maintaining electoral rolls throughout the country that was launched by governor Mridula Sinha on Monday is expected to eliminate duplicate EPIC IDs. When a person relocates from one state to another, he will be able to retain his unique voter ID card number, with changes made in the address only, chief electoral officer Kunal said.He explained that in the past, each state would follow its own method for updating its electoral roll. This process will continue till October 17..