Dec 2021
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Jan 2022
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Accepting submissions till 26 Jan 2022, 11:00 PM
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We are accepting experiential talks and written content on:
- The state of e-Voting and remote voting approaches
- Securing the voting process for auditable elections
- Inclusion and Equity challenges when designing voting technology
- Policy Framework to be enabled for e-Voting and remote voting
- Rights, agency, representation and privacy at the intersection of voting systems designs
Content can be submitted in the form of:
- 15 minute talks
- 30 minute talks
- 45 minute Birds of Feather (BOF) sessions or panel discussions
- 1,000 word written articles
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by the editors - Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Syed Taha Ali and Maansi Verma and Praavita (Article 21 Trust).
Guidelines for submitting your abstract/talk description
Including the following in the session description/abstract:
- 50-100 words about what is this session about and the topics it will cover.
- 50 words, specifying one or two key takeaways for the audience.
- 30-50 words on who is the intended audience for this session (optional).
- References to any previous videos/articles/blogs authored by you or by someone else will help readers and the curators (optional).
Make a submission
Accepting submissions till 26 Jan 2022, 11:00 PM
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Shivam Shankar Singh  How Data Transforms ElectionsWe’ve all heard the phrase “data is the new oil”. There are few fields where this is as true as it is in politics. New age campaign methods use voting data extensively to build campaigns and shape the thoughts of voters. This in itself isn’t bad, but it becomes so when the data is so granular that it allows for micro-targeting of voters along caste and community lines, and when it can be used to … more
Duration: 30 minutes
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Subodh Sharma Designing Electronic Voting SystemsElectronic voting is increasingly getting traction in many countries worldwide. Evidently, designing and implementing electronic voting systems is not a straightforward exercise. This talk will touch upon the key invariants that one must bear in mind while crafting reliable and secure electronic voting systems. I will also discuss some fundamental technological issues surrounding remote electroni… more
Duration: 30 minutes
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Subhashis Banerjee Citizens' Commission on Elections (CCE) report and analysis of voting systems in IndiaThe Citizens’ Commission on Elections (CCE) was set up in March 2020 to critically analyse India’s electoral processes in accordance with democracy principles. We present here an analysis of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system, based on the first volume of the Commission’s report [Lokur et al., 2021]. The main recommendations of the report a… more
Duration: 30 minutes
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CHANTAL JANINE D'COSTA State's adoption of intrusive technology and threats to democracy - A talk by Seema ChishtiSurveillance and the adoption of intrusive technology by the state must matter much more to common citizens than it does. In the matter of Pegasus, there is perhaps no other country where such a wide cast of characters and people central to keeping democracy alive are alleged to have been surveilled. There is now a court-nominated committee to look into the allegations. But there should be much m… more
Duration: 30 minutes
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Usha R Databasing voters and concerns on privacy of voters.Data and databases can be considered a ‘community resource’. The job of the election commission is not just to conduct periodic elections, but also to keep it free and fair. If the secret ballot is no longer secret, or if people even feel it is not secret and safe, it is no longer free or fair. Importantly, when these institutions of state allow themselves to be hijacked for purposes other than t… more
Duration: 30 minutes
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Anand Venkatanarayanan How to Fix an Indian ElectionImagine that you are a political operative and you are given the task to ensure that a particular candidate wins the election with the following constraints: more
Duration: 30 minutes
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entee Examining the relevance of political advertising transparencyAd tech now mediates many aspects of democratic processes. Conceptual frameworks and governance models (for eg. rights to political partipation, campaign finance) that enable the imagination of a functional electoral system are remade in the image of digital marketing. more
Submisson type: Commentary on elections - post-master class
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CHANTAL JANINE D'COSTA Analysing Electoral Bonds - A talk by Jagdeep ChhokarThe Electoral Bonds scheme was first announced by the then Finance Minister of India in his budget speech in Parliament on February 01, 2017. The heading of the section (consisting to two paragraphs) in the speech was Transparency in Electoral Funding. The same afternoon, the FM said in a Media Interaction that “These bonds will be bearer in character to keep the donor anonymous” [emphasis added]… more
Duration: 30 minutes
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CHANTAL JANINE D'COSTA The Introduction of Facial Recognition for Electoral Roll Verification in Hyderabad - A talk by S. Q. MasoodThe issue of deletion of names from the voters list is not new for. Before almost every election, it is found that the names of lakhs of voters are deleted by the Election Commission who then claim that this exercise was done as there were duplicate or multiple voters, and it is only these who have been removed. more
Duration: 30 minutes
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Ria Singh Sawhney Speaker Resisting Aadhaar and Voter ID linking - what you can doThe Indian Parliament passed The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that allows for Voter ID-Aadhaar linkage, despite evidence of Aadhaar contributing to marginalization of already vulnerable communities. Concerns about privacy of voter’s data abound, with this new policy. more
Duration: Birds of Feather (BOF) session - 60 minutes
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CHANTAL JANINE D'COSTA The Limitations of the Model Code of Conduct in Regulating Digital Campaigning - A talk by TVS SasidharElectioneering essentially entails delivering the campaign messages to the maximum number of voters efficiently and economically. In a country with more than 130 crores population, it is a herculean task for political parties and political leaders to reach voters with their message. In the light of the magnitude, political players opt for new age media solutions to reach out to their constituents… more
Duration: 30 minutes
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