The date for the mid-term polls is fixed, but voters still don't have their IDs. If the government goes ahead with its initial plan of allowing only the voters' ID holders to cast their ballots, 3.4 million eligible Nepalis will not be able to vote. The government had planned to issue 4.2 million voter IDs by the end of the current fiscal year, but only about 820,000 have been handed out so far. The teams assigned to photograph voters for their cards have been unable to get to rural areas in 43 districts due to the insurgency. The Election Commission is undecided on its course of action. If, as in previous elections, it recognises that all adult Nepalis with citizenship certificates may vote, the government needs to promulgate an ordinance to legalise the decision.