In the Electoral Reforms Election Act 2023, additional powers have been given to the caretaker government. According to the proposed amendment, the caretaker government will have the authority to take necessary decisions for the country’s economy. The amendments will be presented in the joint session of Parliament tomorrow.
Amendment of Section 230 of the Election Act is a part of the proposed Bill, adding 54 amendments to the Act.
As per the proposed amendment, sub-clause 2A of Article 230A has been amended, under which additional powers will be conferred on the Caretaker Government.
According to the proposed amendment, under the amendment, the caretaker government will have the authority to take necessary decisions for the country’s economy, it will be authorized to international organizations and foreign agreements.
According to the proposed amendment of the Election Act, the presiding officer will be obliged to send the result immediately to the Election Commission and the Returning Officer, he will take a picture of the final result and send it to the Returning Officer (RO) and the Election Commission.
According to the proposed amendment, in case of non-availability of internet facility, the presiding officer will be obliged to deliver the actual result himself.
The proposed amendment said that the presiding officer will be bound to give the results by 2 pm on the night of the election, the presiding officer will give a concrete reason in case of delay in the results, the presiding officer will have a deadline of 10 am the next day for the election results.
According to the proposed amendment of the Election Act, the Election Commission will be bound to deal with complaints one day before the polling, NADRA will be bound to provide new ID card records to the Election Commission.
According to the proposed amendment of the bill, the Senate technocrat seat will require 20 years of experience with educational qualification, polling station cannot be changed 5 days before the polling day.
According to the amendment, candidates will be able to use any of their bank accounts for election expenses, constituencies should be done on the basis of equal number of registered voters.
According to the proposed amendment, the process of delimitation of constituencies will be completed 4 months before the announcement of the election schedule, the difference in the number of voters in the constituencies will not be more than 5%.
According to the proposed amendment of the Election Act 2023, the polling staff will not perform duty in their tehsil during the elections, the secrecy of the vote will be ensured in the installation of cameras in the polling station.
According to the proposed amendment, if the nomination is rejected or withdrawn, the fee will be refunded to the candidate.
According to the proposed amendment, the final priority list of certain seats will have to be provided within 3 days of the final results.
According to the Election Act 2023, it will be allowed to spend 4 million to 1 crore for the seat of the National Assembly, while 20 to 4 million can be spent on the election campaign for the provincial seat.
According to the proposed amendment, criminal action will be taken against the presiding and rating officer for negligence, the decision of violating the code of conduct will be taken within 7 days instead of 15.
According to the proposed amendment, the final list of polling staff will be uploaded on the Election Commission website, security personnel will be on duty outside the polling station.
According to the Election Act 2023, the security personnel will be able to enter the polling station with the permission of the presiding officer in case of emergency.
According to the proposed amendment, the Election Commission will be obliged to provide the voter list of the subordinate constituency to the RO 30 days before the polling.
According to the proposed amendment, the Election Tribunal will be bound to decide on the petition filed by the candidate within 180 days. In case of non-conduct of intra-party elections, the party will be fined 2 lakhs.
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