: EC seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing for release of voting machines for upcoming state polls #IndiaNEWS The Election Commission on Wednesday sought an urgent hearing in the Supreme Court of its petition

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EC seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing for release of voting machines for upcoming state polls #IndiaNEWS
The Election Commission on Wednesday sought an urgent hearing in the Supreme Court of its petition seeking the release of electronic voting machines that were used in Assembly elections held earlier this year and in 2020, PTI reported.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has agreed to hear the plea next week.In its petition, the Election Commission submitted that voting machines and voter verified paper audit trail machines, or VVPATs, used in the Assembly polls were lying unused. They were being preserved in accordance with a Supreme Court order passed on April 27, the Election Commission said.The VVPAT machines are seen as a way to ensure credibility in the voting process. Voting machines connected to VVPATs dispense a slip with the symbol of the party the voter has chosen, which proves that the machine has recorded the vote.In April, the Supreme Court had relaxed the time limit for filing petitions that challenge the election of candidates in the Assembly polls. The voting machines and VVPAT machines used in the polls have been preserved as they could be used as evidence during the hearing of such pleas.Four states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and the Union Territories of Puducherry went to...Read more

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