Handbook for Electoral Registration Officers - Election Commission ...

enclose with the appeal the receipt issued by the officer in proof of the fee having beenpaid. The appeal shall be presented within a period of 15 days from the date of the orderappealed from or sent by registered post so as to reach the appellate authority within thatperiod. The CEO has power to condone any delay in the presentation of the appeal, if heis satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not presenting it within the timeprescribed. It is sufficient if the appeal is delivered to an officer appointed by the CEO inthis behalf and not necessary that in all cases the appeal should be presented in person tothe CEO.36. The fee will in no case be refunded. When an appeal is decided, appellant shouldbe informed of the order passed by the appellate authority; but it is not necessary tofurnish a copy of the order as a matter of routine. However, a certified copy should besupplied, if applied for, on payment.Inclusion of Names in the Roll under Revision37. Where an ERO directs the inclusion of any name in the existing Electoral Rollunder Section 23 of the RPA, 1950 read with Rule 26 of the RER, 1960 during the periodwhen the existing electoral roll is under revision and it has been published in draft but hasnot been published finally, he should also direct the inclusion, under Rule 2 (4) of RER1960, of such name in the roll under revision, unless there is, in his opinion, any validobjection to such inclusion.38. Where applications for inclusion in an existing roll are filed just before the finalpublication of the revised rolls, it will not be possible to issue orders after giving 7 daysnotice before the final publication. These applications cannot be entertained as by thetime orders are passed or names are included in the rolls with reference to which theseapplications have been filed would have become obsolete with the publication of newrolls. Nor can they be included in the revised rolls as the applications are with referenceto the earlier rolls w.r.t previous qualifying date. The applicants may be informed andadvised to file fresh applications in such cases with reference to the revised qualifyingdate.39. The updation process is a continuous ongoing process and there is no last date forfiling an application under Section 22 or 23, except that it cannot be acted upon when anelection is in progress in the constituency and the bar under Section 23(3) becomesoperative. As all applications are to be verified in the prescribed manner, the Commissionhas directed that all such applications, which the ERO is not able to dispose of on orbefore the last date for making nominations at an election, should be allowed to lie overtill the election is over. These undisposed applications, if any, should be processed fordisposal after completion of the election process.Preparation and issue of EPIC for names included during continuous updation40. Once a name is considered eligible for inclusion in the electoral roll in force, theERO will send that person concerned intimation about the Part No. and Sl. No. in which70