Guidelines on postal ballot papers in General Election to the HOP/APLA,2024

Sub:- Elections - Chittoor District - General Elections for HOP/APLA,

2024- Guidelines on postal ballot papers in General Election to the

HOP/APLA,2024 - Regarding.

Ref:-1.Memo No.2282/Elecs. D/2023-1 dated 01.11.2023 of the Chief

Electoral Officer & E.O. Prl. Secretary to Government, Building

No.5, A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaraathi - 522 503.

2. Letter No. 627/Elecs.D2/A1/2024 dated 22.03.2024 of the CEO,

A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi.

In the reference cited "Guidelines on Postal Ballot Papers in a General

Elections to the HOP/APLA, 2024" were communication by the CEO, A.P.,

Amaravathi with instructions to the District Collector and District Election

Officer in the state.

The Election Commission has provided facility to cast the voters who are

on Election Duty those who are unable to vote at the polling Station where is

entitled to vote. In the view of the above provisions all public servants who are

deployed on election duty are entitled to the facility of voting by postal ballot.

The Commission has also extended this facility of postal ballot to all

private persons and non-government staff engaged in election work, such as

drivers, conductors, cleaners of vehicles, videographers, staff of expenditure

monitoring teams, staff working in control room, helpline staff, those appointed

for dispatch and receiving of poll material, EVM maintenance etc. who are

specifically assigned any official work in connection with election on the day of

poll and because of that they are not be able to vote at the polling station.

In view of the above directions, the Chittoor district administration will

take up this process in the following steps.

Step 1: Preparation of a Data base regarding Employees/Privately engaged

voters/Essential Services who require Postal Ballot