New Delhi, Feb 03: The new system of sending postal ballots to service voters, by electronic way will be seen its first major test in Goa and Punjab which will go for Assembly polls tomorrow. All the 40 seats in Goa will be covered by Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System whereas Punjab will be useing only five out of 117 seats, Election Commission said.
This speaks that service voters, can now download the blank post ballot sent to them electronically, mark their preference and post the filled-up ballot back to their respective returning officers. This will cut short the delay experienced in the present system of two way transmission of ballot paper by the postal services.
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