Admissible number of votes to a Voter and Ballot paper
Each eligible member to vote (i.e. Voter) shall be given a ballot paper each for Council of the Institute and his respective Regional Council at the polling booth for recording his preference(s).
The ballot paper shall be printed in English language on one side only and will contain names (in alphabetical order), membership number and photograph of the candidates.
2018. One of the amendments so made provide for recording of preference on ballot paper only in Arabic numerical numbers,i.e. 1, 2 and so on. Other modes of recording preferences on ballot paper, such as in Roman numerals or in words (like I, II, III or ONE, TWO, THREE) have been discontinued. In view of the same, members eligible to vote are requested to please place on the ballot paper the number 1 (in Arabic numeral only) in the box opposite the name of the candidate for whom they desire to vote. Members may, in addition, place the number 2 or the numbers 2 and 3 or the numbers 2, 3 and 4 and so on (in Arabic numeral only), in the boxes opposite the names of other candidates in the order of their preference up to the maximum number of candidates standing for the election. However, a cross, i.e. ‘X’ mark may be put in the boxes opposite the name(s) of candidate(s) to whom they do not desire to vote. Some illustrations of invalid marking of preferences on ballot paper are given below for the information of the members so that marking of preference in any manner, other than he desires to vote; and may, in addition, place the number 2 or the numbers 2 and 3 or the numbers 2, 3 and 4 and so on (in Arabic numerals only), in the squares opposite the name of other candidates in the order of his preference upto the maximum number of candidates standing for the election. However, a cross, i.e. ‘X’ mark may be put in the squares opposite the name(s) of candidate(s) to whom the voter does not desire to vote. A few illustrations of valid and invalid marking of preferences on ballot paper are given hereinafter for guidance of the voters so that marking of preference in any manner, other than permissible manner, is avoided.
