He assumed the error would be easy to correct. Sherwyn Correia, 26, thought little of the notice informing him that his name could not be matched with anyone from his family that could establish his link to the electoral rolls prepared during the previous special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in 2002.
“I didn’t think much of it since this seemed something that could easily be disproved. The application was initially rejected but was later accepted. Also Read I ‘How does your system override law?’: HC asks ECI over 7 voter deletions in Goa But Correia says the name was not restored immediately. He was told by the AERO that a software glitch meant he would have to submit Form 6.
A resident of Vasco, Correia said he received a notice stating that he had not provided details of himself or a relative that could establish his link to the previous SIR rolls. It said there was a “no match/likely incorrect match” with the earlier rolls, and asked him to appear before the assistant electoral registration officer (AERO). “It first seemed hilarious when I received the notice saying that they could not link my name to anyone in the 2002 rolls,” Correia said. “I will be filing a writ in the high court shortly to have my name and old number restored since filing Form 6 is not the right way to go about it,” he said. On October 1, Goa’s CEO said: “…It is reiterated that no eligible elector will be left behind.”
