Election Commission (EC) is planning to hold dialogue with the political parties on using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the upcoming election.
EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed made the comment to journalists on Tuesday adding that using of EVM’s will have to secure legal basis through the amendment of Representative of People Order (RPO).
He also said, “A proposal to purchase 150,000 EVM’s has been forwarded to ministry.”
“Given the law is enacted before the polls and political parties are on board, EC has the ability to use EVM in one third of the parliamentary seats,” he added.
However, he said that EC will decide the number of polling centers where EVM will be used.