Government to introduce Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) on Aug 14

The government plans to introduce its production model of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on Independence Day. The Ministry of science and technology in collaboration with the National Institute of Electronics (NIE) and COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) teams had developed the EVM and presented them in parliament, however, they now plan to refine them both technologically and visually.

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The Ministry of Science and Technology was asked to develop a new Electronic Voting Machine prototype. Moreover, a tentative deadline has been set for the presentation of the final EVM on August 14, 2021. Nevertheless, the last EVM was developed by Comsats in 2014.

Source: The Express Tribune