disadvantages and advantages of ballot box
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Advantages:
. The paper ballot is a traditional method used for vote counting. The basic thing it is able to provide to the voters is the trust factor. As it does not have electronic circuits, it is impossible to highjack elections which use the paper ballot.
2. People who are not technology savvy or who do not feel comfortable using computerized voting systems during elections can happy cast their votes using the paper ballot. Paper ballot can be easily used even by the people with low literacy level.
3. Few of the Electronic voting machines works on the battery which might geat stuck in between due to low power charge. Thus in the case of uninterrupted voting, paper ballots are the best. Also, post usage of electronic voting machines, the batteries are dumped in open which might be hazardous to the environment.
Disadvantages: . There is no scope for automation in paper ballot system. Electronic voting machines are preferred because it reduces the manual work and with one press of the button, the votes are recorded.
2. Post-election, it takes a huge amount of time to count the votes before declaring the results. In electronic voting machines, the counting is be done within few minutes.
3. The people who are physically challenged find it difficult to cast their votes through the paper ballot and even if they cast their votes using paper ballot they require someone to cast their vote on behalf. In such cases, their privacy while casting vote is breached. However, with EVMs in place they can just touch the screen in order to cast their votes via touchscreen EVM.