Monday, January 09, 2023

India readies remote voting to reach disenfranchised millions of voters

Good news! The largest democracy is becoming larger!

"India's Election Commission is piloting an initiative to offer remote voting for hundreds of millions of domestic migrants, a pathbreaking move to make the country's democracy more inclusive, but one some critics say is fraught with potential problems.
Many migrants face disenfranchisement due to their inability to travel to polling stations where they are registered as voters, as required by law. ..."

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