Section 87: Spoilt Ballot Papers

87. Spoilt Ballot Papers.— (1) A voter who has inadvertently so spoilt his ballot paper that it cannot be used as a valid ballot paper may, upon proving the fact of inadvertence to the satisfaction of the Presiding Officer and returning the ballot paper to him, obtain another ballot paper and cast his vote by such other ballot paper. (2) The Presiding Officer shall cancel the ballot paper returned to him under sub-section (1), make a note to that effect on the counterfoil under his own signatures and sign the cancelled ballot paper and place it in a separate packet bearing the label “Spoilt Ballot Papers”.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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