260 million or more ballots were printed
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on Friday that the printing of ballot papers for every constituency has been successfully completed, with just a few days remaining before the general elections on February 8.
The Director General of Political Finance emphasized during a process briefing how important paper and printing are to protecting voters’ rights. “Bringing the voter closer to them is our aim. “We started printing ballots on January 14 and finished them today,” he said.
A total of 260 million voting cards were printed, with green ones designated for the National Assembly and white ones for regional assemblies. Three printing presses, each with its own unique security measures, hosted the entire operation.
Five percent of printed ballots are single-column, fifty percent are double-column, thirty percent are three-column, eleven.15 percent are four-column, and two percent are five-column.
Concurrently, Form 45 is also being printed and sent out with the voting materials.
According to him, there will be 194.75% more special papers needed for the 2024 election as a result of a 54.74% increase in candidates overall over the 2018 total.
The size of the ballot papers has been decreased to avoid wastage during printing, resulting in a 2400 tonne decrease in the demand for special paper to 2170 tonne.
According to the DG Political Finance, the Supreme Court has heard 49 complaints pertaining to the electoral process, and ballots for 16 constituencies have been reproduced in compliance with the court’s orders.
Additionally, voting papers for Balochistani constituencies have also been provided successfully.
Air shipments have been used to guarantee a safe and effective delivery process in response to security concerns and difficult weather conditions in some areas.
In addition, all districts—33 not included—have received their ballots; this process is now complete.
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