Dear friends of nnfi
In a PIL, for adding negative vote in the EVMs, hearing on 19th
January 2012, Advocate Jamshed Mistry while intervening for AGNI drew
the attention of the Court of the 2007 Supreme Court ruling which
ordered the Election Commission of India to have braille also in the
EVMs for the blind. This was also to maintain secrecy. Earlier the blind
were being guided by some one to cast their vote thus violating Rule
49[M] Vote on Secrecy..
Judge Sinha asked, similarly why the Commission cannot have Negative Vote on the EVMs. After all in both cases it was to maintain secrecy of the voter.
Mr. Mistry also objected to the State Election Commission that it was too late to add this extra button in the EVMs for NONE OF THE ABOVE. He said the Commission would be announcing the names of candidates only on 4th February 2012 and only after that date the candidate names can be added. Hence it is the right time he mentioned.
The court gave 8 days time to Election Commission to confirm why a button for Negative Vote cannot be added just like the braille and kept the next hearing for Wednesday 25th January 2012.
Sharad Kumar
Trustee i/c Elections
AGNI [Action for good Governance & Networking in India]
Judge Sinha asked, similarly why the Commission cannot have Negative Vote on the EVMs. After all in both cases it was to maintain secrecy of the voter.
Mr. Mistry also objected to the State Election Commission that it was too late to add this extra button in the EVMs for NONE OF THE ABOVE. He said the Commission would be announcing the names of candidates only on 4th February 2012 and only after that date the candidate names can be added. Hence it is the right time he mentioned.
The court gave 8 days time to Election Commission to confirm why a button for Negative Vote cannot be added just like the braille and kept the next hearing for Wednesday 25th January 2012.
Sharad Kumar
Trustee i/c Elections
AGNI [Action for good Governance & Networking in India]
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