‘No Postal Poll for Govt Staff’: Faux WhatsApp Message Goes Viral, Election Fee Reality Checks It

The Election Fee of India (ECI) on Thursday refuted a false WhatsApp message circulating relating to authorities workers being barred from casting their vote via postal poll. The ballot physique notified that the power of voting via postal poll could be made obtainable for polling personnel engaged in election obligation.

“False Declare: A message is being circulated on Whats App that Govt workers can not forged their vote via postal poll,” ECI stated in a submit on X.

“Actuality: Message is deceptive & faux. Eligible Officers on election obligation can forged their vote via postal poll at designated Voter Facilitation Centre,” it added.

Postal voting or absentee voting is a technique of voting the place electors are allowed to forged their ballots by mail slightly than in particular person at a polling station.

Officers who’re enrolled within the electoral roll, could be on obligation on the day of the polling. Subsequently, on account of their official duties and wouldn’t be capable of forged their vote at their respective polling stations. To verify they may train their franchise to vote, the Election Fee arrange facilitation centres to allow them to vote via postal poll.

Other than voters on election obligation, the ballot physique additionally permits particular voters, service voters, and electors subjected to preventive detention to forged their vote through postal poll.