The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 WAS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA DEC 20 , 2021 PASSED IN LOK SABHA DEC 20 , 2021 AND PASSED IN RAJYA SABHA DEC 21 , 2021 .
Ministry: Law and Justice
KEY POINTS OF BILL Summary
1.The 1950 Act allows certain people who live in a constituency on a regular basis to register as voters. Those with a service qualification, such as members of the military forces or central government officials stationed outside India, are examples of such people. If they live with them, their wives are likewise considered to be ordinarily dwelling in the same constituency.
The 1951 Act allows the wife of someone who holds a service qualification to vote in person or by postal ballot. In both Acts, the Bill replaces the term “wife” with “spouse.”
2.The bill modifies the People’s Representation Act of 1950 and the People’s Representation Act of 1951 to enact various election reforms.
3.The electoral registration officer may ask for a person’s Aadhaar number to verify their identity, according to the bill. If their name is already on the electoral roll, the Aadhaar number may be required for the roll’s entries to be authenticated.
4.A person who turns 18 (and so becomes able to vote) after January 1 can only be added to the electoral roll when it is prepared/revised the following year. The Bill modifies this to include four qualifying dates in a calendar year: January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.
5.The 1951 Act allows the state government to seize property that is required or likely to be required for use as polling stations or for the storage of ballot boxes after a vote has been taken.
6.The bill broadens the types of premises that can be requisitioned. These include counting, storing voting equipment and polling-related materials, and housing security forces and polling-related staff.
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