(1) No ballot paper shall be issued to any voter before the hour fixed for the commencement of the poll.
(2) No ballot paper shall be issued to any voter after the hour fixed for the closing of the poll except to those voters who are present at the polling station at the time of in the closing or the poll. Such voters shall be allowed to cast their votes even after the time for the poll is over by issuing chits duly signed by the Presiding Officer to the voters present at the time of closing of the poll.
(3) Every ballot paper, before it is issued to a voter and the counterfoil attached thereto shall be stamped on the back with such distinguishing mark as the Presiding Officer may direct and every ballot paper, before it is issued, shall be signed in full on its back by the Presiding Officer.
(4) At the time of issuing a ballot paper to a voter, the Polling Officer shall.—
(a) At the time of issuing a ballot paper to a voter, (a) record on its counterfoil, the electoral roll number of the voter as entered in the marked copy of the voter’s list:
(b) Obtain the signature or thumb impression of the voter on the said counterfoil;
and
(c) Underline the entry relating to a voter in the marked copy of the electoral roll to indicate that a ballot paper has been issued to him, without recording therein the serial number of the ballot paper issued to that voter:
Provided that no ballot paper shall be delivered to a voter unless he has put his signature or thumb impression on the counterfoil of that ballot paper.
(5) No person in the Polling Station shall note down the serial number of the ballot paper issued to a particular voter.
(6) In a polling station where polling for more than office bearer is to be taken each voter, shall be provided with the ballot paper meant for such different offices.