Linking Aadhaar & Voter ID

Background:

• In 2021, the Election Laws (Amendment) Act was passed by the Parliament. It sought to link the Aadhaar number with the voter ID card to address issues like voter duplication on electoral rolls.
• This legislation enables electoral registration officers to ask a voter for his/ her Aadhaar number to establish identity at the time of application for inclusion in the electoral roll or for authentication of an electoral roll.
• The government and the Election Commission of India have said that this linking process is to be voluntary.
• However, the Internet Freedom Foundation alleged that a booth le