A bill titled “Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill 2020” extending the deadline for updating the voter lists till March 2 instead of January 31 every year has been placed in parliament.
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq placed the bill on Monday, reports UNB.
It was sent to the respective committee for further scrutiny. The committee was asked to submit its report within three working days.
The amendment is being brought to the existing Electoral Rolls Act 2009 aiming to extend the timeframe till March 1, as it is difficult to update all the voter lists within only 29 days from January 2 to January 31.
According to article 11 of the existing Electoral Rolls Act 2009, there is a provision to update all the voter lists from January 2 to January 31 every year.
The Cabinet meeting also decided to observe the National Voter Day on March 2 instead of March 1 every year, the minister said.