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Common Electoral Roll & Electoral Reforms
Intro
CI
preparation of separate
voters list
causes duplication
same task between
two different agencies
conduct election
simultaneously
Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, and Local bodies
way to save
enormous amount
of effort and expenditure
MB
BP/GE/IS
electoral rolls
different voters list
for panchayat and municipality elections
different from
Parliament and Assembly elections
two constitutional authorities
supervision and conduct of elections
Election Commission (EC)
responsibility
conduct polls to the offices
of the president, vice-president
parliament, state assemblies
and legislative councils
State Election Commissions (SECs)
responsibility
municipal and
panchayat elections
free to prepare
own electoral rolls
for local body elections
doesn´t have to be
co-ord with EC
governed by a separate state Act
some states laws
allow SEC borrow
use EC´s voter rolls
for local body elections
basis for preparation
and revision of rolls
for local body elections
ECI
Custodian of electoral roll
roll updated
fall under ECI´s domain
all matters related to keeping
vast power accorded
to ECI during election process
even higher judiciary
does not interfere
during the course
of election process
limit the role
judiciary to post-election period
CON
GI
Implementation
constitutional amendment to Art 243K and 243ZA
give the power to SECs
superintendence
direction and
control of preparation
of electoral rolls
conduct
local body elections
Amendment
make it mandatory
have a single electoral roll
for all elections
state governments
persuade to tweak
their respective laws
adopt
EC´s voter list
for local bodies polls
P
ER
issues
declining standard in political probity
unrepresentative character
of the elected legislatures
corrupt practices
like electoral bonds
43% have criminal cases
29% have serious criminal cases
ETPBS
Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System
10.17 million NRIs
can vote from any place
could be gamechanger
potential to transform
India´s electoral system
could enhance
the quality of elected leaders at every level
reduce
existing scale of resources
required to conduct elections
can be utilized to improve
Indian Leadership