In the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) ,-
(1) in section 52,-
(a) in the heading, after the words “ballot papers”, the words “or voting machine” shall be inserted;
(b) in sub-section (1), after the words “ballot papers”, the words “or voting machine” shall be inserted; and
(c) in sub-section (3), after the words “Any ballot papers”, the words “or voting machine” shall be inserted.
(2) in section 53, in sub-section (1),-
(a) in clause (c), after the words “ ballot papers or ” in two places where they occur, the words “voting machine” shall be inserted;
(b) in clause (d), after the words “ballot papers” wherever they occur, the words “or voting machine” shall be inserted;
(c) in clause (f), for the words “ballot box or ballot papers”, the words “ballot box, ballot papers or voting machine” shall be substituted.
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(3) in section 55, in sub-section (2), in clause (h), after sub-clause (vi), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(via) the manner of giving and recording of votes by voting machines;”
(4) after section 55, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “55A. Voting machines at elections.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, the giving or recording of votes by voting machines may be adopted in such constituency or constituencies as the State Election Commission may having regard to the circumstances of each case specify.
Explanation.-For the purpose of this section ‘voting machine’ means any machine or apparatus whether operated electronically or otherwise used for giving or recording of votes and any reference to a ballot box or ballot paper in this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, save as otherwise provided, construed as including a reference to such voting machine wherever such voting machine is used in any election”.
RAMESHWAR THAKUR GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA By order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G.K. BOREGOWDA Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation ¸ÀPÁðj ªÀÄÄzÀæuÁ®AiÀÄ, «PÁ¸À ¸ËzsÀ WÀlPÀ, É̈AUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ.