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Referendum Act (No. 7 of 1981) - Sect 10

Official poll card-

10.
(1) The returning officer of each electoral district shall send to each elector whose name appears in the register for that electoral district a poll card (in this Act referred to as an " official poll card ") in such form as may be determined by the Commissioner, and specifying
(a) the name and number of the electoral district;
(b) the name, qualifying address, and registration number of the elector as stated in the register;
(c) the polling division;
(d) the polling district;
(e) the polling station allotted to the elector; and
(f) the- date and hours of the poll: Provided that no such card shall be sent to an elector who is entitled to be treated as a postal voter.
(2) An official poll card shall be so sent to an elector by ordinary post so as to reach him at least seven days before the date of the poll. Where a post office fails to deliver such card to the person to whom it is addressed, it shall be retained in such post office until the date of the poll and
(3) Every person who
(a) without authority supplies any official poll card to any other person, or
(b) sells or offers to sell any official poll card to any other person or purchases or offers to purchase arty official poll card from any other person, shrill be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(4) Every person other than a public officer acting in the course of his duty as such officer, who has in his possession the official poll card of any other person shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

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