ECI Still Insisting on Form 6 for Excluded Voters in Delhi SIR, Petitioners Make Urgent Mentioning in Supreme Court
The commission says the change is an administrative split, while two election commissioners argue only the Central Government can amend the statutory form.
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SIR: EC separates Form 6, declaration in online submission process; mandates separate OTPs
The Election Commission has divided the voter enrolment process into separate submissions for Form 6 and declarations. This change occurred following a Supreme Court directive aimed at improving clarity in the application process. Previously enrolled voters can reapply if their names are missing from draft lists. The new system requires distinct OTP verifications and e-Signatures for successful submissions.
ECI still insisting on Form 6 for excluded voters in Delhi SIR, petitioners make urgent mentioning in Supreme Court
On October 28, the Supreme Court made it clear that the ECI was in “error” to force pre-existing voters, deleted from the electoral rolls, to apply as new voters under Form 6 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
EC splits voter inclusion form and declaration in online version - OrissaPOST
New Delhi: The Election Commission has followed up on its Supreme Court affidavit and separated the new voter enrolment form and an accompanying declaration in its online version in states where the SIR exercise is underway. In September, it had already withdrawn the declaration from its digital platforms in states where the special intensive revision […]
The Election Commission has made a major change to its system for the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR). New voters will no longer be required to fill out a declaration related to SIR along with the online Form 6 used to enroll their names in the voter list. The Commission has separated this declaration from Form 6. New voters will now have to submit both documents separately. This change comes at a time when questions were bei…
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