PROJECT LAUNCH

ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE

(EVM )

Farooq QurbanFarooq QurbanNisar Ahmed RanaNisar Ahmed RanaSheikh M. ArshadSheikh M. ArshadZohaib JamalZohaib JamalZahid AbbasZahid Abbas

CHANGE THROUGH VOTE

Elections can bring a revolution

if

FAIR

NOTE

All the figures and contents marked with * have been taken with special thanks from “E-VOTING IN PAKISTAN”, a Master’s Thesis conducted by Ch. Naveed Zafar and Anthony Pilkjaer.

ELECTION PROCEDURE IN PAKISTAN

The election procedure completes in about 18 steps

These steps are divided into four phases

ELECTION PROCEDURE IN PAKISTAN

ELECTION PROCEDURE IN PAKISTAN

ELECTION PROCEDURE IN PAKISTAN

ELECTION PROCEDURE IN PAKISTAN

THE MANUAL PROCESS

Preparation , Manpower used

MANUAL PROCESS CONT...

Voting

MANUAL PROCESS CONT...

Counting

News of cheating(News with dates if possible)

OUTCOME

Satisfaction After this long and costly procedure, a large

number of people are not satisfied with the results

News of fake votes and unfair results Influence of human factor

ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE (EVM)

Why EVM? Summarizing the previous discussion, following

are the reasons to go for an EVM Complains from citizens and political parties

about the election being unfair Staff required at the polling station Cost

Ballot papers, boxes, pay of staff etc Counting of votes by people, therefore can easily

be manipulate Staff at polling booth can influence results Time

It takes too much time to compile the result

EVM FEATURES

Cheap According the statistics provided by the Election

Commission of Pakistan, for a Local Government election there are total 2,08,089 polling booths in the country and staff required on the field is 8.5 million

For an EVM there will be only one person required at each polling booth, therefore the staff required will be 0.208 million

97.5% reduction in the staff

Billion of rupees spent on ballot papers and boxes will be saved

EVM FEATURES

Reliable Fast High immunity against fake votes because it

uses forensic methods for the verification of a voter

User Friendly Very little human interference Computerized Vote Counting

SCOPE

National Assembly Provincial Assemblies Constituencies Districts Union Council Organizations Institutions

EVM AIR MAP

ANTI TAMPER

SOFTWARE PROTECTION HARDWARE PROTECTION FUNCTION PROTECTION

PHYSICAL LAYOUT