The federal government has decided to continue with the Result TransmissionSystem (RTS) in the 2023 elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) has, however, objected to the decision, suggesting that the systemshould not be used until foolproof trials are conducted.
The government has prepared an electoral reform draft and has tabled itbefore the federal cabinet for approval. If approved, RTS will be used inthe next elections as well.——————————
Note that the use of the RTS system in general elections is sanctioned bythe sub-sections 2 and 3, section 13 of the Election Act 2017.
The ECP, in its report on why the RTS system failed during the 2018elections, said that the presiding officers could not use the technologyproperly due to hardware, software, smartphone unavailability, andconnectivity issues.——————————
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According to the report, many presiding officers faced trouble sending thecollected results to returning officers.
