New rules for postal ballot

EC announces new rules for postal ballot to make it more convenient for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities to vote.
A restricted set of voters can exercise postal voting. Through this facility, a voter can cast her vote remotely by recording her preference on the ballot paper and sending it back to the election officer before counting.
Members of the armed forces like the Army, Navy and Air Force, members of the armed police force of a state (serving outside the state), government employees posted outside India and their spouses are entitled to vote only by post.
- The exception to the above-mentioned category of voters is provided under Section 60 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.