(b) Further to the Supreme Court order of 2018, the Election Commission of Nepal is currently i-Voting as a Promising Method for External Voting working on a draft bill to be presented to the Parliament through the Cabinet (and after legal As the discussion revolves around external voting, the drafting inputs from the Ministry of Law, Justice, central question has become: how can the and Parliamen. [...] The difference between these two is significant: The current narrative in Nepal around the issue of voting rights of migrants still appears stuck in the • i-Voting refers to a system that allows voters to basics and machinations of framing appropriate participate in an election from any device legislation, and paying lip service to the migrant connected to the internet (either through an app const. [...] Such methods, eg, voting through their ballot but the physical presence of the physical presence and by establishing polling centers electorate is still required in the polling centers as in in embassies and cities around the world, as well as the traditional paper ballot voting.8 supportive of the call for enabling the proper exercise of 8 In fact, e-Voting could be useful for internal voting wit. [...] There is also the absence of active well as the government.17 lobbying from the diaspora communities.14 The recently concluded national elections in the Many observers within Nepal have clearly articulated country brought out the centrality of those outside that each and every citizen of Nepal who is eligible to the country being able to exercise their right to vote become a voter has a right to b. [...] The motto of i-Voting can be stated as going to the post office or sending the ballots to the “voting globally (using the internet) and counting embassy in the country.
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