The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it is contemplating foolproof methods to ensure that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are not misused or tampered with as is being feared in some quarters.
Appearing for the poll panel before a bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi, a senior counsel said the EC was taking various steps in consultation with technical experts and eliciting the views of all recognised political parties on the issue.
On the EC's submissions, which were made on Thursday, the apex court adjourned till January 22, the hearing on Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy's petition for a direction to the poll panel that in future elections, EVMs should have a paper trail and issue a paper receipt to each voter.