President Polls 2022 : Strict Adherence to Poll Procedures is ECI’s Hallmark
The strict adherence to procedures by the ECI teams has become its hallmark in delivering error-free elections time and again, said Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday.
He added that a set of well-defined instructions and standard operating procedures that are required to be followed thoroughly to complete every electoral process account for ECI’s robustness for conducting elections.
CEC asked the officials to be vigilant and ensure strict adherence to protocols and guidelines for transportation and storage of election materials including ballot boxes and ballot papers.
Once the officers with ballot boxes reach the state capitals, these are stored in previously sanitised and properly sealed strong rooms under strict videography monitoring. Ballot papers for the Presidential election are also stored and sealed along with, he said.
After the poll is over, the polled and sealed Ballot boxes and other election material have to be transported back to the office of returning officer that is Rajya Sabha secretariat by the next available flight. The boxes and other documents are carried personally in the aircraft cabins – never out of sight of accompanying officers, he added.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday started the distribution and dispatch of designated ballot boxes, ballot papers, special pens, and other sealed election materials to the state legislative assembly secretariats including the national capital territory of Delhi and UT of Puducherry for the conduct of Presidential election 2022 scheduled on July 18, 2022.
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