ACC finds defects in EVMs, questions experts' endorsement
ACC finds defects in EVMs, questions experts' endorsement

The Anti-Corruption Commission has started investigating the Election Commissions purchase of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to determine if there were any irregularities in the procurement process. Among the 618 machines at the Election Commissions headquarters, the ACC randomly tested some...

No EVM in upcoming elections: Badiul Alam
No EVM in upcoming elections: Badiul Alam

Electoral System Reform Commission head Dr Badiul Alam Majumder is quite sure that there will be no use of EVM [Electronic Voting Machine] in the upcoming elections. It can be said with certainty that EVMs will not be used in the next elections, he said, adding: EVMs are very weak device and...

‘EC will decide who are eligible for contest in polls’
‘EC will decide who are eligible for contest in polls’

The Chief of the Electoral Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumder stated that the Election Commission (EC) will determine who is eligible to participate in the upcoming elections. He clarified that the commissions role is to propose reforms to the electoral system, not to decide individual...

No plans for using EVMs in election: CEC
No plans for using EVMs in election: CEC

The Election Commissions (EC) does not plan on using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the upcoming national elections, newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said today (Dec 17), reports TBS. EVMs are very problematic. We will not go into this hassle. Our plan is to...

Badiul Alam Majumdar seeks political consensus on EVM use
Badiul Alam Majumdar seeks political consensus on EVM use

Chairman of the Election Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumdar has called for political consensus on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs), citing ongoing concerns over their reliability and potential for misuse. Speaking at a press briefing at the Election Commission headquarters on...