SUGGESTION FOR THE USE OF MOBILE VOTING SYSTEM FOR THE ENSUING ELECTION OF INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA (ICSI) TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER 2018.

SUGGESTION FOR THE USE OF MOBILE VOTING SYSTEM FOR THE ENSUING ELECTION OF INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA (ICSI) TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER 2018.

What is Mobile Voting System?

The mobile voting system is an application that provides a new technique of casting votes using mobile phones. There are many types of manual and electronic voting systems currently in use. Manual voting systems such as paper ballot are primitive and inconvenient in this technological era. Electronic voting systems were introduced with advanced technologies but have several drawbacks such as complicated usage requiring special equipment and training. 

The mobile voting application will bring the voting system to every user’s mobile handset. It provides an efficient, convenient and secure mechanism for voters to register, log in and cast their vote. Elections can be conducted using this application without excessive planning or man power. The entire voting process will be encrypted to ensure security and no evidence of who has voted for whom will be present. Authenticity of the voters will also be determined using unique voter IDs and passwords.

UNIQUE VOTER IDs

In the mobile voting system, to prove the authenticity of the voters, their unique voter IDs must be inserted. These IDs, if registered through the appropriate channels previously, will be present in a database. If the same ID is found in the database, unique usernames and passwords are given to the voters. A voter can use them to log in and cast a vote after which he is automatically logged out. The tally of votes is calculated and can be viewed by the admin. To preserve anonymity, nobody can see which voter has voted for which candidate.

ADVANTAGES OF MOBILE VOTING

 SYSTEM

The Mobile Voting System aims to develop an accurate, user-friendly application that simplifies the voting process. A system which can automate the process of selection of representatives and provide easier processing of votes can be a quick way of attaining to all needs of the organization. The Mobile Voting System is flexible and can be customized for the Institute.

1.      It allows voter to vote from his location and there is no need to visit to polling both.

2.      100% voting is possible as in the present system only 30 to 40% of the votes are being casted.

3.      It is cost effective as there is no printing of ballot papers , setting of polling booth.

4.      Results can be announced immediately after the close of the voting.

5.      It is more secure as it can be linked to Aadhar accounts of the members.

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6.      Institute can send reminders to the members through SMS for casting their votes on the election day.

7.      ICSI byelaws should be amended to facilitate mobile voting on warfooting range.

Conclusion

The main aspect behind developing a mobile system for voting is to provide an easy to use means of conducting elections for various types of groups and organizations. Vote counting is also made easy by the application since it is just a matter of querying the database. A good application that can prevent system failures on a widely-used platform can gain acceptance among the potential users. A mobile voting system will be an inexpensive and less time-consuming alternative to existing electronic voting systems.