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Elections (Special Provisions) Act (No. 14 of 2004) - Sect 3

Requirement to produce a valid identity document

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, every person qualified to be-
(a) an elector at any election held for the election of members to Parliament under the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 ; or
(b) an elector at any election held for the election of members to Provincial Councils under the, Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988 ;
(c) an elector at any election held for the election of members to the respective Local Authorities under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262) ; or
(d) an elector at any election held for the election of a President under the Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981 ;or
(e) a voter at a Referendum held under the Referendum Act, No. 7 of 1981.
shall, from and after the date of the coming into operation of this Act, be required to produce a valid identity document to the presiding officer of the relevant polling station or a person acting under his authority for inspection, before a ballot paper is delivered to such voter.


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