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Article 61, section 3 states:
The voting at an election shall be conducted in the following manner…
- (b) if a voter is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause or is unable to read, he may ask a person of his own choice other than the presiding officer, a polling assistant or a polling agent, to assist such an incapacitated person to record his vote….and a person chosen under this paragraph shall assist not more than one voter: Provided that- Where in a household there is more than one person who requires assistance under this paragraph, it shall be lawful for such members of the household to choose one person to assist them…
- (i) if a voter is illiterate or does not understand how to record his vote the presiding officer may, in the presence of the polling agent, explain to the voter the procedure…
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Article 61, section 3 states:
The voting at an election shall be conducted in the following manner…
- (b) if a voter is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause or is unable to read, he may ask a person of his own choice other than the presiding officer, a polling assistant or a polling agent, to assist such an incapacitated person to record his vote….and a person chosen under this paragraph shall assist not more than one voter: Provided that- Where in a household there is more than one person who requires assistance under this paragraph, it shall be lawful for such members of the household to choose one person to assist them…
- (i) if a voter is illiterate or does not understand how to record his vote the presiding officer may, in the presence of the polling agent, explain to the voter the procedure…
