The Election Commission's Headquarters has a mock-up polling station
on display. It gives the public a better idea of the layout of a
polling station. A registered elector can go to a polling centre
to vote. Before doing so, he has to check his name with the roll
clerk to ascertain his polling stream. He has to queue together
with the other voters at the stream he has been assigned.
The
first polling clerk will call out loudly the serial number of the
voter, name and Identity Card number. This is done to ensure that
the polling agents will simultaneously mark the voter's name in
the agent's copy of the electoral roll to indicate that a voter
has come out to vote.
The second polling clerk will issue the ballot paper by separating
it from the the counterfoil and hand it over to the third polling
clerk who will in turn place the security mark on the left hand
corner of the ballot paper with a perforator. He then folds the
ballot paper into two and hands it over to the voter.
The
voter will enter the ballot booth to mark his vote beside the name
and symbol of his chosen candidate. He then places the ballot paper
in the ballot box which is normally placed in front of the Presiding
Officer and polling agents. He then leaves the polling station.
To have a better idea of the polling station, you can see the mock-up
polling station at the Election Commission's Headquarters. |
