Photo voter list must for polls: EC
Election officials and polling officers on duty were asked to use the photo voter list in the polling centres.
The Election Commission (EC) has made use of the photo voter list mandatorily in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election for the polling officers.
The EC Secretariat has issued a circular today in this regard.
According to the circular, photo voter list must be used in the polling center. Election officials and polling officers on duty were asked to use the photo voter list in the polling centres.
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However, the candidates, election agents or polling agents, can collect the non-photo voter list in CD form and print and use it as required.
To obtain the CD, an application must be submitted at the district or upazila level, or at the office of the returning officer (RO) or assistant returning officer (ARO), during the submission of nomination papers.
A fee of Tk500 per union and cantonment board area, and Taka 500 for each ward of city corporations and Pourasavas must be deposited through treasury challan or pay order. The treasury challan code is 1060101100125-1423253.
The circular further stated that the CD containing the non-photo voter list provided to candidates must be verified 100 percent against the printed photo voter list before being sent to the polling centres.
The circular said, the polling officials and staffs will be able to cast their votes through the IT-supported postal ballot system. Registration through the "Postal Vote BD" app must be completed within 15 days from the announcement of the election schedule.
Returning officers have been instructed to finalize panels of polling officials immediately after the announcement of the election schedule and inform them promptly about registration.
