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Parliament Elections Act (No. 1 of 1981) - Sect 37

Issue of ballot papers

37.
(1) Each voter shall be given one ballot paper and shall have one vote.
(2) The ballot paper shall be delivered to the voter by the presiding officer or a person acting under his authority. Immediately before the ballot paper is delivered to the voter
(a) the number, name and description of the voter as stated in the copy of the register of electors shall be called out;
(b) the number of the voter shall be marked on the counterfoil, and the ballot paper detached therefrom;
(c) the ballot paper shall be either stamped, embossed or perforated with the official mark ; and
(d) a mark shall be placed in the register against the name of the voter to denote that he has received a ballot paper, but without showing the particular ballot paper he has received.

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