టెండర్డ్ ఓట్ల విదానం / TENDERED VOTES PROCESS ll Election materials ll ఎలక్షన్ మెటీరియల్స్

టెండర్డ్ ఓట్ల విదానం / TENDERED VOTES PROCESS ll Election materials ll ఎలక్షన్ మెటీరియల్స్

If the first polling officer tells a voter on reaching the polling station that their vote has already been cast, they must bring this to the attention of the presiding officer immediately,” he added.

The law allows such a voter to cast a “tendered vote”. A tendered ballot paper, as per Rule 49P of the Conduct of Elections Rules, will be given to that voter and they will be required to sign their name on the list of tendered votes.

A tendered ballot paper is the same as the ballot paper displayed on the balloting unit, except that it shall be endorsed on the back with the words, “Tendered Ballot Paper” either stamped by the returning officer or written by the presiding officer at the time of issuing it.

“After marking their choice of candidate with the help of the arrow cross mark rubber stamp, the voter should hand over the tendered ballot paper to the presiding officer, who will keep it in a separate cover. In such a case, the voter will not cast their vote on the EVM,”