Polling

(1) At the time appointed for the opening of the poll, the presiding officer shall– (a) open the ballot box and show any electors who may be present that it is empty; (b) lock and seal the ballot box; (c) place the key of the ballot box in an envelope, seal the envelope and deliver it to the Commissioner of Police to be held until the election is over; (d) then open all envelopes received from out- districts and insert the enclosed ballot papers in the ballot box; and (e) then, upon request, hand to every elector appearing before him, a ballot paper. As the ballot paper is handed to the elector, his name should be deleted from the elector’s list. (2) Every elector to whom a ballot paper is handed shall mark upon such paper a cross opposite the name of each candidate for whom he desires to vote, provided that no elector shall vote for more than seven He shall then fold the ballot paper in such a manner as to prevent anyone seeing for whom he has voted and then insert the ballot paper in the ballot box. (3) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the presiding officer that a voter has spoilt his paper, he may issue another, provided that the original is handed to the said presiding officer for destruction. 33