(1) Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the presiding officer shall demonstrate to the polling agents that the ballot box shall be empty and shall bear the labels referred to in sub-rule (7).
(2) The ballot box shall then be closed, sealed and secured and placed in full view of the presiding officer and the polling agents.
(3) Where a paper seal is used for securing a ballot box, the presiding officer shall affix his own signature on the paper seal and obtain thereon the signatures of such of the polling agents present as are desirous of affixing the same.
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(4) The presiding officer shall there after fix the paper seal so signed in the space meant there for in the ballot box and shall then secure and seal the box in such manner that the slit for the insertion of ballot paper there into remains open.
(5) The seals used for securing a ballot box shall be affixed in such manner that after the box has been closed it is not possible to open it without breaking the seal.
(6) Where it is not necessary to use paper seals for securing the ballot boxes, the presiding officer shall secure and seal the ballot boxes in such manner that the slit for the insertion of ballot papers remains open and shall allow the polling agents present to affix, if they so desire, their seals.
(7) Every ballot box used at a polling station shall bear labels, both inside and outside, marked with the following details, namely:-
(i) the serial number, if any, and the name of the ward;
(ii) the serial number and name of the polling station;
(iii) the serial number of the ballot box (to be filled in at the end of the poll on the label outside the ballot box only); and
(iv) the date of poll.