| DTG | 031840 | ROUTINE |
| FROM | NHQ | UNCLAS |
| TO | 076 IG | 03/03/013 |
NOTICE BOARD (.) CONSEQUENT TO ENACTMENT OF ELECTION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 2003, SERVICE PERSONNEL NOW ELIGIBLE TO EXERCISE THEIR VOTING RIGHTS THROUGH PROXY WHICH WAS HITHERTO DENIED
2(.) SALIENT POINTS OF PROXY VOTING ARE
(I) VOTER ANY ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL ABOVE 18 YEARS OF AGE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AS CLASSIFIED SERVICE VOTER (CSV)
(II) PROXY ANY INDIAN CITIZEN ABOVE 18 YEARS OF AGE AND AN ORDINARY RESIDENT IN CONSTITUENCY CONCERNED CAN BE NOMINATED AS A PROXY BY THE SERVICE PERSONNEL WITH EXPLICIT CONSENT
(B) REGISTRATION AS A VOTER ALL SERVICE VOTERS AND THEIR WIVES HAVE TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AS SERVICE VOTERS BY FILLING OF FORM 2(.) DULY FILLED FORMS TO BE FORWARDED TO IHQ MOD (NAVY)/DPS(FOR OFFICERS) AND CABS (FOR SAILORS) WHO IN TURN WILL FORWARD THESE FORMS TO RESPECTIVE DISTRICT ELECTROL OFFICERS (DEOs)/ ELECTORAL RETURNING OFFICERS (EROs)
(C) ASSIGNMENT OF VOTER NUMBER CONCERNED DEOs /EROs WILL ASIGN A UNIQUE VOTER NUMBER TO EVERY VOTER (.) DETAILS OF REGISTRATION WOULD BE FORWARDED BY CONCERNED DEOs/EROs TO IHQ/MOD(NAVY)/DPS AND CABS WHO IN TURN WILL INFORM INDIVIDUAL THROUGH UNIT CONCERNED
3(.) EXERCISING FRANCHISE IS AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN (.) PROXY VOTING BY SERVICE PERSONNEL GRANTED AFTER PROTRACTED DELIBERATIONS (.) AS CONSCIOUS CITIZEN WE MUST PERFORM OUR DUTY TO PRESERVE DEMOCRATIC VALUES OF OUR COUNTRY AND HENCE MUST NOT FAIL TO EXECUTE OUR RIGHT OF VOTE
4(.) REQUEST WIDE PUBLICITY AND TO INCLUDE AS COs/DIV OFFICERS TALKING POINT
5(.) FORM 2 ALONG WITH DETAILED PROCEDURE ON PROXY VOTING BY SERVICE PERSONNEL FORWARDED VIDE IHQ MOD(NAVY)/DPS/COORD/42 OF 08 JAN (.) COMMAND HEADQUARTERS REQUESTED TO MAKE AVAILABLE FORM 2 TO ALL SERVICE PERSONNEL