9. Rejection of baliot papers,

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

A ballot paper shall be invalid—

{a) on which anything is written or marked, by which the member can be identified

; or

(b)

which does not bear the returning officer’s initials ; or

(c)

on which the figure 1 is not marked ; or

(d)

on which the figure 1 is marked opposite the name of more than one candidate; or

{e) which is unmarked or void for uncertainity.

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