Amid calls from opposition parties to make polling station footage public, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (June 21) has firmly stated that sharing such video content would breach voter privacy and potentially endanger the democratic process. Officials emphasised that while demands to release the footage appear to promote transparency, they are, in fact, counterproductive and legally unsound.Election Commission opposes public release of polling station footage, citing voter privacy
Amid calls from opposition parties to make polling station footage public, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (June 21) has firmly stated that sharing such video content would breach voter privacy and potentially endanger the democratic process. Officials emphasised that while demands to release the footage appear to promote transparency, they are, in fact, counterproductive and legally unsound.
