Ballot paper when void and not counted

(1) Any ballot paper– (a) which does not have the presiding officer’s initials on the back of it; or (b) in which the elector has voted for more candidates than there are seats to be filled; or (c) which is not marked for any candidate; or (d) which contains any writing or mark by which the elector could be identified; or (e) which is unmarked or void for uncertainty, shall be void and shall not be counted. 84 (2) The Returning Officer shall endorse “rejected” on any ballot paper which he may reject as void and in case of a ballot paper on which any vote is to be counted under subregulation (3) hereof he shall endorse the words “rejected in part” and a memorandum specifying the votes to be counted, and shall add to the endorsement “rejection objected to” if an objection be in fact made to his decision by any person entitled to be present. (3) Where an elector is entitled to vote for more than one candidate, a ballot paper shall not be deemed to be void for uncertainty as respects any vote as to which no uncertainty arises and that vote shall be counted.