Altogether 5,306 senior citizens, people with disabilities (PwDs) and government officials exercised their franchise for the November 7 Mizoram elections through home voting and postal ballots, an official statement said on Tuesday. While 1,100 senior citizens (80 years and above) and PwDs exercised their franchise through home voting, 4,203 government officials, including security and polling personnel, voted through postal ballots.
5,306 elderly citizens aged above 80, individuals with disabilities, and government officials participated in Mizoram s November 7 assembly election through home voting and postal ballots. While 1,100 seniors and PwDs voted at home in the presence of officials, 4,206 government officials voted via postal ballots. Notably, no voters from these categories cast their votes in three districts: Hnahthial, Lawngtlai, and Siaha.
BUOYED by the success of the early voting hour, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) plans to implement the scheme in the midterm elections and Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in 2025.