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Article 269
 

Rejection of ballots


(1) Each pair of special ballot officers shall, on examining a special ballot, reject it if


(a) it has not been supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer;


(b) it is not marked;


(c) it is marked with a name other than the name of a candidate;


(d) it is marked with the names of more than one candidate; or


(e) there is any writing or mark on it by which the elector could be identified.