India considers proposal to allow citizens abroad to vote by post


An election official marks the finger of a voter with indelible ink prior to the casting of a ballot. - AFP

NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/ANN): The Indian government is considering a proposal from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allow citizens living abroad to post their ballots.

In its letter to the federal Ministry of Law and Justice on Nov 27, the ECI said it is technically and administratively ready to offer the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) to voters abroad for elections next year in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

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