The Election Commission last week wrote to the Law Ministry proposing that poll workers cast their ballot at voter facilitation centres set up for them instead of sending it via post, a move that would minimise the potential for misuse, an EC source said on Wednesday.
The commission, comprising Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey, decided during a meeting on September 16 to send the recommendation to the Law Ministry that the voters on election duty cast their votes at the facilitation centres only, the source said. The commission proposed amending Rule 18 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 accordingly.
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