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Method of marking a vote on a ballot paper.
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28.—(1) An elector in giving his vote must place on his ballot paper the figure 1 opposite the name of the candidate for whom he votes and may in addition place on his ballot paper the figures 2 and 3, or 2, 3, and 4, and so on opposite the names of other candidates in the order of his preference.
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(2) Any ballot paper—
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(a) which does not bear the official mark, or
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(b) on which the figure 1 standing alone is not placed at all or is not so placed as to indicate a first preference for some candidate, or
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(c) on which the figure 1 standing alone indicating a first preference is placed opposite the name of more than one candidate, or
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(d) on which the figure 1 standing alone indicating a first preference and some other number is placed opposite the name of the same candidate, or
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(e) on which anything except the number on the back is written or marked by which the voter can be identified,
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shall be invalid and shall not be counted.
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