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Election Commission completes first phase of EVM-VVPAT randomisation across poll-bound states, including Assam

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has successfully completed the first phase of randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units in Assam, ...
Indiatimes

VVPAT machines arrive in city

Chennai: As per the directions of the Election Commission of India, 2,000 control units and 2,120 voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were received from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL ...
Chicago Tribune

Election board approves resolution to volunteer county for post-election audits in state pilot program

The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration approved Tuesday a resolution to volunteer the county as a post-election audit county for a state pilot program. State law requires that by 2024 all ...
Asian News International

NCP (Sharad Pawar) slams state EC over VVPAT decision, demands ballot paper voting in civic polls

Pune (Maharashtra) [India] August 7 (ANI): The Pune unit of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) has sharply criticised the Maharashtra State Election Commission for its ...
The Republic

County to use voting machines with paper trail

Several of Bartholomew County’s electronic voting machines will start using a new verification system that leaves a paper record of each electronic ballot cast. At least four of the county’s 137 ...
Hindustan Times

HC seeks state poll panel’s reply on plea contesting non-use of VVPAT in civic body polls

Without VVPATs, the petition contends, votes recorded on EVMs become unverifiable, leaving no way for voters or authorities to confirm that the recorded vote reflects the voter’s choice. Gudadhe said ...
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EVM and VVPAT: What's the difference between the two voting systems?

India, the world's largest democracy, conducts elections on a massive scale. To expedite the process, ensure fairness, and increase transparency, the Election Commission of India (ECI) utilises ...
The Free Press Journal

Bombay HC Seeks SEC Response On Plea Challenging Non-Use Of VVPAT In Maharashtra Local Body Polls

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday issued notice to the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on a petition challenging its decision to not use voter verifiable paper ...
The Hindu

SEC defends non-use of VVPAT in local body polls before Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) told the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (November 19, 2025) that it cannot deploy Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) ...
Mumbai Mirror

EC to get 30,000 new VVPAT machines by July for Guj, HP polls

For the EC to allow the use of VVPATs in all polling stations in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, it needs 16,15,000 more such machines. New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will get 30,000 new paper ...
The Telegraph

Maharashtra Election Commission says VVPAT not mandatory for local polls, cites legal and technical limits

The Maharashtra State Election Commission told the Bombay High Court Wednesday that the use of VVPAT machines is neither mandatory nor technically feasible for local body elections. The commission ...