Schedule
One Vote
One Vote

One Vote Annual Conference

A conference on technological interventions in elections

Breakout session

Main conference

15:00–15:10

Introduction - technological concerns with electronic voting.

Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay, curator of One Vote project

15:10–15:45

How data transforms elections

Shivam Shankar Singh, co-author of the book - The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities

15:45–16:30

Designing electronic voting systems - some considerations

Subodh Sharma, Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Delhi

16:30–16:40

Break

16:40–17:25

Citizens' Commission on Elections (CCE) report and analysis of voting systems in India

Prof. Subhashis Banerjee, Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Delhi

17:25–17:35

Break

17:35–18:20

How a state examines technology

Dr. Taha Ali, Professor at NUST; information security practitioner

18:20–18:30

Summary; way forward

Breakout session

Main conference

15:00–15:10

Introduction to the One Vote Conference on Rights and Access in Elections

Maansi Verma, Curator, member of the Article 21 Trust

15:10–15:15

Introduction to the conference flow

Padmini Ray Murray, Founder Design Beku

15:15–15:45

Databasing Voters and Concerns on Privacy of Voters.

Usha Ramanathan, Scholar in Law

15:45–16:15

How to Fix an Indian Election

Anand Venkatanarayanan, Independent cybersecurity researcher

16:15–16:45

Examining the Relevance of Political Advertising Transparency

Nayantara Ranganathan, Independent Researcher, Lawyer

16:45–17:15

The Limitations of the Model Code of Conduct in Regulating Digital Campaigning

TVS Sasidhar, Assistant Professor at Azim Premji University

17:15–18:00

Breakout session: Resisting Aadhaar and Voter ID linking - what you can do

Ria Singh Sawhney (Lawyer and researcher), Praavita Kashyap (Lawyer and researcher)

17:30–18:00

Analysing Electoral Bonds

Jagdeep Chhokar, Founding member of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)

18:00–18:30

The Introduction of Facial Recognition for Electoral Roll Verification in Hyderabad

S. Q. Masood, Social Activist, Hon. Secretary ASEEM

18:30–19:00

Surveillance Democracy

Seema Chishti, Journalist and writer

19:00–19:10

Conclusion - summary and takeaways

Padmini Ray Murray

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One Vote
One Vote
One Vote is an initiative to examine a diverse set of inputs and perspectives regarding the introduction and evolution of technology as part of the elections. We use public discourse, deliberations and reports to raise awareness about this topic for a lay audience. One Vote is designed to enable cr… more

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Article 21 Trust
Article 21 Trust
Article 21 Trust endeavours to work on issues at the intersection of technlogy and welfare. Some of the issues we have worked on include Aadhaar related concerns, data protection, non personal data governance, technology and justice, One Nation One Ration etc. more
Privacy Mode
Privacy Mode
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Rethink Aadhaar
Rethink Aadhaar
We are a non-partisan campaign of citizens, scholars, activists, technologists and lawyers concerned about the Unique Identification or Aadhaar project and its impact on our rights and freedoms. Through public campaigns, research, and public engagement, we critically engage with the use of technolo… more

Media partner

The Bastion
The Bastion
Founded in 2017, The Bastion is an independent digital magazine reporting on India’s development journey, in-depth. To read our journalism, visit www.thebastion.co.in! more
Pivot
Pivot
We are a group of nonpartisan citizens, scholars, students, and technologists focused on the critical role technology plays in the election life cycle. This initiative started as an academic research project but has now broadened into an outreach effort. PIVOT’s mission is to advance appropriate an… more

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The Quint
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