EC moves to postal voting for expatriates with online registration optionAfter facing objections from political parties, the Election Commission (EC) has stepped back from proxy voting for expatriates and is now exploring a technology-assisted postal voting system. Currently, expatriate Bangladeshis, election officials, government employees posted outside their home constituencies, and inmates are allowed to vote by postal ballot. Despite being legally in place, the postal ballot system has never gained popularity or proven to be fully effective. With proxy voting no longer under consideration, the commission is now focused on how to make the tech-supported postal system more functional. “We are now looking at how to make this tech-assisted postal voting system more effective than the existing model,” Momin told bdnews24.com.
