Section 101: Procedure for voting by voting machine

(1) before permitting an elector to vote, the Polling Officer shall –

(a) record the electoral roll number of the elector as entered in the marked copy of the electoral roll in a register of voters in Form 25.

(b) obtain the signature or the thumb impression of the elector on the said register of voters; and

(c) mark the name of the elector in the marked copy of the electoral roll to indicate that he/she has been allowed to vote:

Provided that no elector shall be allowed to vote unless he/she has his signature or thumb impression on the register of voters.

(2) It shall be necessary for any Presiding Officer or Polling Officer or any other officer to attest the thumb impression of the elector on the register of voters.