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The Counting Process What Happens to Your Vote After it is Cast 1 For the first time electronic voting machines will be used for the civic elections. The electronic voting machines bear the names of the candidates and their symbols. An EVM can bear a maximum of 16 names but can take any number of votes. Each polling booth usually sees only 1,200 to 1,400 votes being cast 2 After a name is confirmed on the list with the electoral officers, the voter is allowed to cast his/her vote. The voter has to press the button alongside the name and symbol of the candidate he/she want to vote for. When the button is pressed, there is a beep upon which the vote is locked. 3 When the next voter enters the booth, the electoral officer resets the machine and the next vote is cast and similarly locked. 4 At the end of the day, the control button is sealed and a tag is attached showing total votes cast. The EVMs are placed in strong rooms that have been specially created at every counting centre. These are guarded by four armed policemen. In the sensitive areas, which have already been identified, the State Reserve Police have been deployed. 5 On the counting day, the seal is first checked to see if it is intact; only then is the machine opened in the front of representatives of the candidate. On the press of a button, the unit displays the number of votes garnered by each candidate. An officer records it and then sends it for tabulation. URL : http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA3LzAyLzAxI0FyMDA0MDQ=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom |
