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For individuals who take a look at optimistic or go in quarantine on the eve of native physique elections
The State Election Commission (SEC) is making an attempt to work out how individuals who take a look at optimistic for COVID-19 or go in quarantine on the eve of the native physique elections will be allowed to train their franchise safely.
The pointers issued by the SEC on Wednesday prescribe postal ballots for COVID-19 sufferers and individuals in quarantine. However, there are procedural difficulties concerned in issuing postal ballots to individuals who take a look at optimistic or in quarantine on the times instantly previous the elections.
State Election Commissioner V. Bhaskaran instructed Puucho News {that a} answer could be labored out by discussions with the Directorate of Health Services.
No proxy voting
At the all-party assembly convened by the SEC on September 18, political events had shot down a proposal to permit the 2 teams to assign proxy voters. The events had requested the SEC to plot an answer.
The different choice, permitting sufferers and the quarantined to solid their votes within the final hour of voting is also fraught with difficulties. Many voters who fall in these classes could be hesitant and it might additionally entail placing polling officers in danger, say SEC officers.
SEC officers are hoping that the COVID-19 caseload within the State and the variety of containment zones would considerably come down by December.
Although the native physique elections are due in early December, the SEC has not introduced the dates but. The elections are to be held in two phases.
Elections will probably be held in 15,962 wards in 941 grama panchayats; 2,080 wards in 152 block panchayats; 331 wards in 14 district panchayats; 3,078 wards in 86 municipalities; and 414 wards within the six municipal Corporations.
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