E-VOTING EXPERIENCE IN BANGLADESH BY USING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (EVMS)

Electronic voting (e-Voting) is using in many countries all over the world and has already proven to speed up the counting of votes as well as improve turnout among disabled voters. Bangladesh also has already introduced e-Voting by using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in different city corporation and municipal elections and as a result, now election commission (EC) of Bangladesh is planning to hold next general elections in the country due in 2014 with the help of EVMs. But the use of EVMs generated mixed reactions among the voters and the observers raised questions about the transparency of the process and integrity of the device. This paper presents some suggestions to be taken into account for any future election by using EVMs in order to minimize the public reactions.