The Election Commission (EC) has clarified that the decision to change the colours of ballot paper and election symbol for the upcoming local level election was to ease vote counting.
Earlier, EC had decided to prepare ballot papers in the upcoming local level election by putting details with green election symbols on a white background.
At a regular press conference on Thursday, assistant spokesperson of EC Surya Prasad Aryal clarified that the commission decided to prepare ballot papers in the forthcoming local poll by putting details with a green election symbol on a white background, as it is voter- and enumerator-friendly.