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Section 45, subsection 1 states:
The presiding officer shall instruct the elector how to make his mark, and shall properly fold the elector's ballot paper, directing him to return it, when marked, folded as shown, but without inquiring or seeing for whom the elector intends to vote, except when the elector is unable to vote in the manner prescribed by this Ordinance on account of blindness or other physical incapacity.
Section 47 states:
…(3) The presiding officer, on the application of any elector who is incapacitated, from any physical cause other than blindness, from voting in the manner prescribed by this ordinance, shall require the elector making such application to make oath in the form set out as Form No. 35 in the First Schedule of his incapacitation to vote without assistance, and shall thereafter assist such elector by marking his ballot paper in the manner directed by such elector in the presence of the poll clerk and of the sworn agents of the candidates and of no other person, and shall place the ballot in the ballot box.
(4) The presiding officer shall either deal with a blind elector in the same manner as with an otherwise incapacitated elector, or, at the request of any blind elector who has taken the oath in the form set out as Form No. 36 in the First Schedule, and is accompanied by a friend who is an elector in the polling division, shall permit such friend to accompany the blind elector into the voting compartment and mark the voting paper for him. No person shall at any election be allowed to act as the friend of more than one blind elector.
(5) Any friend who is permitted to mark the ballot paper of a blind elector as aforesaid shall first be required to take an oath in the form set out as Form No. 37 in the First Schedule that he will keep secret the name of the candidate for whom the ballot of such blind elector is marked by him, and that he has not already acted as the friend of a blind elector as the pending election.
(6) Whenever any voter has had his ballot paper marked as provided in subsection (3) or (4), the poll clerk shall enter into the poll book opposite the voter's name…the reason why such ballot paper was so marked.
Section 63, subsection 1 states:
The presiding officer shall before permitting any elector to put his or her folded ballot paper in the ballot box in accordance with section 61(4), if the elector has an appropriate digit, satisfy himself or herself that there does not appear upon such digit any substance which in his or her opinion is likely to prevent the adhesion of electoral ink and cause the elector to immerse such digit in the electoral ink: Provided that where the presiding officer is satisfied that the elector is suffering from some injury to his or her appropriate digit which is of such nature as to render it undesirable for him or her to immerse such digit in the electoral ink the presiding officer may require him or her to immerse in electoral ink any other digit upon which the presiding officer is satisfied that there is no substance which is likely to prevent the adhesion of electoral ink.
Section 66 states:
The provisions of sections 61(4), 62 and 63 shall not apply to an elector who has no hands.
Section 67 states:
…(3) The presiding officer, on the application of any elector who is incapacitated from any physical cause other than blindness from voting in the manner prescribed by this Act, shall require the elector making such application to make oath in the form set out as Form No. 14 in the Third Schedule of his or her incapacity to vote without assistance, and shall thereafter assist such elector by marking his or her ballot paper in the manner directed by such elector in the presence of the poll clerk and of the sworn agents of the candidates and of no other person, and shall place such ballot in the ballot box.
(4) The presiding officer shall either deal with a blind elector in the same manner as with an otherwise incapacitated elector, as set out in subsection (3), or, at the request of any blind elector who has taken the oath in the form set out as Form No. 15 in the Third Schedule and is accompanied by a friend who is an elector in the polling division, shall permit such friend to accompany the blind elector into the voting compartment and mark the elector’s ballot paper for him or her. No person shall at any election be allowed to act as the friend of more than one blind elector.
(5) Any friend who is permitted to mark the ballot paper of a blind elector as aforesaid shall first be required to take an oath in the form set out as Form No. 16 in the Third Schedule that he or she will keep secret the name of the candidate for whom the ballot of such blind elector is marked by him or her, and that he or she has not already acted as the friend of a blind elector for the purpose of marking his or her ballot paper at the pending election.
(6) Whenever any elector has had his or her ballot paper marked as provided in subsection (3) or (4), the poll clerk shall enter in the poll book opposite the elector’s name, in addition to any other requisite entry, the reason why such ballot paper was so marked.