Differently Abled People And Those Over 80 Years Of Age Put In Absentee Voters List

• The Ministry of Law and Justice has amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, on October 22, allowing senior citizens and disabled people in the absentee voter list.
• Differently abled people and those over 80 years of age can now cast their vote through postal ballots.
• The absentee voter refers to a vote cast by someone who is unable to go to the polling station. In both these categories there are people who are unable to reach the polling stations and thus are unable to cast their votes.
• At present, voting through postal ballots is available to the armed forces and those on poll duty.
• The poll officer will attest the absentee voter in the case of senior citizens and person with disability in the form 13A.

Source : Civil Services Chronicle Online, November, 2019