Opposition fears ‘vote chori’ as PADU machines are EVM backup for civic polls

For the first time, the civic body plans to use PADU machines during the counting of votes to display vote counts in case ...

Maharashtra civic body polls: EC allows PADU as back-up for counting glitches, Thackerays raise objections

A major controversy erupted in Maharashtra after the Election Commission approved PADU machines as a backup for vote counting ...
Deccan Herald

Explained | BMC polls 2026: What is Printing Auxiliary Display Unit and how it will be used in vote counting?

What is PADU, when it will be used in vote counting, and why the Maharashtra State Election Commission allows it as a backup.
The Daily Star

JnUcsu polls: OMR machine malfunction delays vote counting

Vote counting in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUcsu) election has been delayed due to technical glitches in the OMR (optical mark recognition) machines.
The Desert Sun

Northern California county's new top vote counter doubts voting machine accuracy

An out-of-state lawyer with a history of connections with debunked election theories and no experience managing a voting department was picked on April 30 to run a Northern California county's ...