Hi, In my constituency total 22 candidates are contesting. Here is also the same thing. After 16, again 1, 2, 3 braille numbering is continued against the sighted 17, 18, 19 on the EVMs machine. Really it is not an accessible election.
On 4/19/19, Prashanth MN <prashanthmn1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear list, > if anyone of you had more than 1 EVMS in your constituency, kindly > tell whether braille signs in the 2nd EVM were matching the sighted > serial numbers? > As it is noticed here in Mysore and Mandya > where more than one EVMS were used, > the Braille numbers in the 2nd machine was once again started from > one instead of from 17. > In other words, The braille numbers in the 2nd machines are not in par > with the sighted numbers. > When my friends raised this issue with the R.O.s and A.R.O.s, they > simply try to tought them basic mathematics like 16 plus 16 and so on. > Dear list, > I strongly feel that, it is clear violation of the principle of > "informed Voating" as the improper information is causing misled > voating. > Lets consider the sighted voters scenario: > A sighted voter can ensure to whom he/she is voating through multiple > ways as the EVMs contain sighted serial numbers, symbles and by the > candidate's photos as well. > But for a visually impaired voter, probably, > the only way of knowing to whom he/she is voating is through braille signs. > If the braille serial numbers are not matching the actual serial > numbers of the candidates, > how it can be called an accessible and informed voating? > One of the official said and it is also observed that, > there is a Braille lable for the aditional machine. > If the Numbers of EVMs can be put in Braille, why cant the ECI go > farward and put the candidates serial number in aditional EVMs in > accordance with standard serial numbers? > > > With regards: > Prashanth MN > Panchayat Development Officer, > Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
