Nov 24 , 2015
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ECP to electronically transmit LG poll result forms
APPISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the second pilot project using smartphone Android technology for electronic transmission of result forms directly from the polling station to the ECP Secretariat.
This technology will be put into practice in the local government elections of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) that are to be held on November 30. By using this mode of transmission, the presiding officers will capture the snapshot of the result forms using his or her smartphone and then transmit it electronically to the central computer server instantly on real-time basis. The images of the result forms will be time stamped and marked with location-based service.
Only the presiding officer of the respective polling station will be able to transmit the images using his or her mobile phones. In case there is a signal-related issue the system will automatically be able to transmit the results as soon as it comes under the mobile signal zone on way to returning officer’s office. This pilot testing will be conducted in 200 polling stations in ICT. In another step, the ECP has also introduced online mapping of polling stations for local government elections of ICT. This functionality is provided on a pilot basis to assist voters, polling agents, media and observers to locate and identify polling stations.
From Monday onward, ECP website ecp.gov.pk will feature locations of each polling station, displayed in a satellite view, on a map, or in a recent photo. Any voter can search the location by union council, ward, or station name. The photos and map locations were compiled under the direction of the returning officers, and though ECP has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate information, any discrepancies or differences between this website and the polling scheme published by the district returning officer have no legal effect.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk