Add to manifesto: Ban use of EVMs in elections and go back to paper ballots

I deny @manojkmohan opinion. Even if the code or hardware is public we don't have any mechanism to ensure the code inside the machine is the same as published.

I support @gounder 's opinion. We don't need to ban the tools or systems. We need a mechanism to ensure the system is fool proof.

We can have a micro printer(Not thermal) connected to the EVM. It will print the exact sign of the candidate who got once vote. So one card will contain only one sign, so voter can confirms his vote. The voter can put the card in ballet secretly. When ever there is a allegation we can count the number of cards with the help of a scanning Machine.

It seems like going backwards, I don't think counting paper ballots was always accurate / safe / not corruptable. How about defining votes as transactions and using blockchain to store them. These guys are doing it: https://followmyvote.com/online-voting-technology/blockchain-technology/

This could be an option. The question is about being able to verify the results. But doesn't blockchain technology require internet connection everywhere? Then securing each node can be a challenge. It will need more analysis and can be considered for future. But that is not a reason to support current unverifiable EVMs.

An article on the same topic that appeared in today's (17/03/2017) mathrubhumi newspaper:
http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/m/1138644/Thrissur/17-March-2016#issue/8/1

That was a good article, thanks for sharing. Read this too http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/how-safe-is-the-evm/articleshow/57683989.cms

Hey read this article - http://indianexpress.com/article/india/letters-for-2-years-sos-to-pm-ec-still-awaits-evm-papertrail-funds-4575546/

Now with video, the evidence of tampering http://www.deccanherald.com/content/604227/evm-registers-only-bjp-votes.html (just adding here for completeness).

this has been added to the Manifesto (page 3)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter-verified_paper_audit_trail

In the last friday's call we discussed about AAP's demonstration of voter machine fraud. I thought it would a good idea for us to write an article to clarify our opposition to current form of EVMs, publish it on our site and spread it widely. I have started it here, please contribute https://pad.disroot.org/p/EVMs

HELL YA! Damn EVMs can be HACKED in under a minute - utterly mind boggling