New Delhi, May 2 -- The Election Commission on Wednesday issued revised protocol for handling and storage of symbol loading unit (SLU) of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips against the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). This comes in the backdrop of the latest order by the Supreme Court which said, "After the completion of symbol loading process, the symbol loading unit (SLU) should be sealed in containers. The SLU should be stored at least for a period of 45 days." The SLU uploads the name and symbol of the candidates contesting on a particular seat on VVPAT or paper trail machines.

In a statement on Wednesday, the poll authority said all State Chief Electoral Officers have been directed to create necessary infrastructure an...