Vote Bengaluru Protests inaccurate electoral rolls

Posted on:April 01 2008 | Author:megha | Comments: 0

An election with flawed Voter’s Rolls is a mockery of Democracy…… In view of this, on Monday 31st March 2008, Vote Bangalore protested against the inaccurate electoral rolls, at Mahatma Gandhi statue near MG road from 10.30 am to 12 noon.

Vote Bengaluru volunteers report widespread fundamental errors on electoral rolls

Posted on:March 10 2008 | Author:megha | Comments: 0

As a first step towards having clean electoral rolls and polls, Vote Bengaluru’s (VB) volunteers from various resident welfare associations in the city have carried out an analysis of the latest electoral rolls of selected polling booths in Bangalore (published on 18.02.08). On 26th Feb 2008, the last date for submitting objections to the latest rolls, VOTE Bengaluru members submitted a report highlighting the fundamental errors that exist in the rolls published on 18.02.08 to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer - Karnataka for remedial actions.

Democracy is a costly affair - Vote Bengaluru event

Posted on:December 13 2007 | Author:megha | Comments: 0

Our electoral system desperately needs improvement! To this end, civil society organizations and concerned citizens from Bangalore and around India have banded together to cleanse and rehabilitate the democratic process in this country. One such initiative began on a clear day in Bangalore at Yavanika, on December 8th 2007, where Sri T.N. Seshan, former Chief election Commissioner, launched the major Citizen’s initiative called “Vote Bengaluru” to abolish the farcical vote-bank politics and usher in issue-based and clean elections in our country. This event spearheaded by Public Affairs Centre, Citizens’ Action Forum (CAF), Citizens’ Voluntary Initiative for the City (CIVIC), Karnataka Kolageri Nivasigala Samyuktha Sanghatane (KKNSS), and Swabhimana rose on a promising key-note address marked by wit and humor for which he is well-known, Mr. Seshan urged everyone to join hands and support Vote Bengaluru. He released the Brochure giving information on the campaign thereafter.