Bangladesh is considering letting over 5,00,000 on-duty poll officials vote online, though Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are not used in general elections.
"More than 5,00,000 officials and law-enforcers are on duty during elections and don't get the chance to cast their own votes," said Election Commission Secretariat Deputy Secretary Abdul Wadud.
But the idea was yet to be placed in a meeting and the next step would have to wait until the commission's IT wing is able to provide the needed technical support, bdnews24 reported.
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An earlier commission had introduced Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the 2010 city corporation poll.
The system was later used in the municipal poll as well, but the authorities, faced with political opposition to the new voting procedure, ultimately rescinded the decision to use EVMs.
But the present commission, headed by Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed, has said that EVMs would not be used in the national election because of political opposition.
