‘Give time to remedy ASDD, uncollectible elector forms’

Civil society engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) volunteer work sought a 15-day ‘buffer period’ to electors categorised as ASDD and ‘uncollectable’ to seek remedies before the Draft Electoral Roll is published. Activists have sought an online option for applicants for their names on the list and requested authorities to reschedule the draft Roll publication which is slated for August 17 by a fortnight.In a letter to the ECI and the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer, civil society organisations Adalah and Aseem have also sought strict adherence to the prescribed procedure before deletion of existing electors. They also asked for a mechanism to restore the names of voters wrongly omitted or deleted during the SIR, and preservation of their previous electoral records.“It is grossly u