What happens if a voter presses the button twice?
Whenthe selected button is pressed once, the red light next toit glows and a long beep is emitted. Thereafter the system is disabled. So even if you press the button again instantly, no more votes can beregistered until the polling officer presses the ballot button on his control unit. Is the vote confidential? As confidential as ever. As in the previous system voting is done in separate enclosures. Even the polling officer will not be able to trace your vote. Can an EVM be tampered with? An EVM is controlled by a microprocessor with ‘burn-in’ software, which cannot be altered or replaced. Once the polling is over, the polling officer shuts the EVM by pressing the ‘close’ button. Mechanical, electrical, and software security features are provided to ensure the integrity of the polling data. Can the EVM prevent booth-capturing? If booth-capturing means taking away or damaging ballot boxes or papers, this evil cannot be prevented by the use of the EVM as the machines too can be taken awa
