Verification of Electoral Rolls - Why?

• Ordinary Citizens can easily understand it
• Locally achievable
• Law is perfect - only implementation is needed
• Electoral rolls have a direct bearing on elections & governance

How to access Voters' lists?

• Electoral Rolls are available to all citizens
  • MROs offices
  • Municipal offices in twin cities
• They can be purchased for a price at 0-95Ps / page orRs.1.35Ps / a sheet of 2 pages
• Head of account
  • Districts : 0070 - 02 - 101
  • Hyderabad : 0033 - 03 101

    How to add or delete names

    Simple applications :

    • Form 6 : Addition
    • Form 7 : Objections to a name & deletion
    • Form 8B : Deletion
    • Form 8 : Corrections
    • Form 8A : Change of polling booth
    • Form 6 - voter should apply
    • Forms 7 & 8B - Any other voter can apply
  • Additions / deletions / changes
    • Application in duplicate to MRO (Municipal officials at Hyderabad
    • Receipt given to applicant - No fee
    • Application published by MRO. (On Notice Board)
    • 7 days notice for objections, if any
    • Summary enquiry & decision
    • Decision communicated to applicant

          Logistics :

    • Procedure - Election Watch Manual is ready
    • Electoral rolls is supplied by Lok Satta
    • Application forms is being amended by Election Commission
    • Will be supplied to volunteers by Lok Satta
    • Small numbers can be obtained from MRO
  • What does Lok Satta offer :­
    • Verification is by local citizen's groups
    • Election Watch will facilitate verification and revision
    • Make available electoral rolls
    • Campaign to promote awareness
    • Spread of knowledge through manual
    • Training and orientation of citizen's groups / volunteers
    • Supply statutory forms
    • Help citizens file applications
    • Monitor follow up and ensure additions and deletions
    • Identify teams a polling booth level for monitoring
    • Coordinate with election officials and dovetail with special revision undertaken by Election Commission
  • Volunteers
    • Each Constituency on an average consisting of 200 Polling booths
    • 100 Volunteers an on average consisting of 20 teams of 5 each
    • Team will cover 10 Polling booths consisting of 3 - 5 Villages
    • Team will consists of College Students ,Women Associations, Youth Associations, Concerned Citizens, Consumer groups
    • Team is formed from Local People
  • Time to be Spared
    • One day per 2 Polling booths
    • 5 days over 3 - 4 months

People's Watch
Swarajya movement
Election Watch
One Crore Signature Campaign

Publications

• Advocacy Papers
• Research Papers by Interns
• Articles in Times of India
• Articles in The Economic Times
• Articles in The Financial Express
• Newsletters
• Janabalam
• Lok Satta Times

Projects
Specific campaigns
National networking
Electoral reform
Impact of movement