Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Election Commission : - time to reach a consensus

 Election Commission : - time to reach a consensus

 

 

 

 

Context :

EC to host international meet on use of tech, election integrity    /  IE  / 22  Jan  2023

Extract :

 

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host a two-day international conference for election management officials from 17 countries from Monday with the focus on “use of technology and elections integrity”, it said in a statement on Sunday.

 

The conference would be the second one the ECI is hosting under the US-led Summit for Democracy platform, in which the ECI has been selected to lead the cohort on elections integrity.

The first conference was in October where 50 representatives from 11 countries participated.

 

The conference comes at a time the ECI has proposed the use of remote voting machines to enable domestic migrants to vote – a suggestion that most political parties opposed at a meeting held recently.

 

“Around 43 participants from 17 countries/EMBs [election management bodies] including Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Chile, Croatia, Dominica, Fiji, Georgia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Mauritius, Nepal, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines and Suriname…are expected to join. The representatives from a number of foreign missions located at New Delhi are also expected to attend the conference,” the ECI said.

 

The two-day conference would be inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

 

Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey would chair the concluding session and Election Commissioner Arun Goel would chair the first technical session, the ECI said.

 

Two international organisations, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and International IDEA, would also be participating in the conference.

 

Dear Election Commissioners,

No doubt, you must be feeling disappointed by the opposition of many political parties to your proposal for Remote Voting Machine. But perseverance prevails in the end. On every available forum, you must keep talking about the huge benefits of REMOTE VOTING

I urge you to use the forthcoming conference to argue convincingly about the use of technology of Mobile-based voting ( the ultimate remote ? ), as repeatedly advocated in my following e-mails – and obtain a consensus of all the participants to adopt a suitable resolution

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  23 Jan 2023

 

VotesApp ……………………………………….. [ 18 Dec 2012 ]

 

 

2022 ( 2 )

#  Saturation Point ? ……………………………………………………[ 11 Dec 2022 ]

 

#  Thank You, Shri Sushil Chandraji…………………………… [ 10 Jan 2022 ]

 

2021 ( 4 )

     #    Controlling Crowds at Election Rallies ?............[ 28 Dec 2021 ]

 

      #     Birth of a baby named VotesApp ? …………………………..[ 10 Oct 2021 ]

 

      #     Booth App : Is that V 1.0 of VotesApp ?..................[ 09 Feb 2021 ]

 

      #     Lost Votes : Congrats to Best Tech Minds………………….[ 29 Jan 2021 ]

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2020  (  7  )

     #   Vote from “ Workplace” ? How about from “ Any place “ ?...[ 22 Dec 2020 ]

 

     #   How about “ Sandbox for Mobile Voting “ ?     ………………..[27 Nov 2020]

     ( for controlled trial in one constituency  )

 

#   First Step to VotesApp ?                                                   [24 Jan 2020 ]

     ( Phase wise implementation schedule )

 

      #   From “ Lost Votes “ to “ Remote Votes “ ?                         [ 12 Feb 2020 ]

 

      #   Slow and Steady ? Way Democracy Works                       [ 12 Mar 2020 ]

 

#   Analysis Needed : Paralysis Avoided…………………                 [13 Sept 2020 ]

      ( – my earlier E Mail to Prof Rajat Moona )

 

      #  408 Km vertical distance OK ? …………………………                 [ 01 Nov 2020 ]

          ( see  Ballotted  [  info@ballotted.com ] )

 

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2019  ( 3 )

      #  100 % verification of VVPAT ? No problem !                 [ 02 Apr 2019 ]

 

      #  VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ?                                       [ 28 Mar 2019 ]

   ( leveraging Blockchain Technology )

 

#  Dark Side of Democracy                                              [ 08 Jan 2019 ]

 

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 2018  (  5  )

#  Americans call it “ Voatz “                                [ 13 Aug 2018 ]

   ( Blockchain app https://voatz.com/ )

 

#  Where is the need ?                                         [ 05 Apr 2018 ]

 

#  Block Chain for Voting ?                                   [ 11 Mar 2018 ]

 

#  Thank You, Shri Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay          [ 19 Feb 2018 ]

 

#  Simultaneous Polling                                         [ 22 Jan 2018 ]

   https://followmyvote.com/ 

 

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  2017  (  3  )

Poll Reforms : Time for a Consensus                  [ 21 Aug 2017 ]

 

#  A Blue Print for VotesApp ?                               [ 25  Apr  2017 ]

    - https://www.smartmatic.com/

 

#  Electoral Reforms Capsule : A Bitter Pill ?           [ 05  Feb  2017 ]

 

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 2016  ( 7 )

#  Reforming Elections and Lok Sabha                    [ 20 Dec 2016 ]

 

#   One Nation, One Vote ?                                   [ 29 Nov 2016 ]

 

#   Filtering Candidate Information                         [18  Sept  2016 ]

 

#   One Poll, One Time                                          [ 06 Sept  2016 ]

 

#   ROMP :  A Panacea ?                                        [ 06  Aug  2016 ]

 

#   The Greatest Reform ?                                      [ 12  June  2016 ]

 

#   One day polling is possible                                 [31  Mar  2016 ]

 

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2015  (  2  )

#  How to save Rs  5,511 crore ?                             [12  Dec  2015 ]

 

#  Honey, I shrunk the EVM  !                                 [21  Oct  2015 ]

 

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2014  (  3   )

  All seasons are election seasons                          [ 22 May 2014 ]

 

#  A Software Powerhouse ?                                     [ 24  Apr  2014 ]

   - Eliminate a Million Booths ?

 

 

      #  Sun never sets                                                    [ 01  Apr 2014 ]

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CC :

Mr Rajiv Kumar ( Election Commissioner  /  ecrk@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr Anup Chandra Pandey ( Election Commissioner / ecacp@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Umesh Sinha ( decus@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Sudeep Jain ( decsj@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar ( deccbk@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Dharmendra Sharma (dg.iiidem@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Nitesh Kumar Vyas (decnv@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. T. Sreekanth (dects.eci@eci.gov.in )

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