Section 12: Voting by illiterate, blind, etc., Persons

Appoinments Committee of the Panchayat Union Councils (Election of Members) Rules,1997State Rules of Tamil Nadu · 1994

(a) If owing to illiteracy or blindness or other physical infirmity, a member is unable to read the ballot paper and make a cross mark thereon and seeks assistance for doing so, the President shall record the vote in the ballot paper in accordance with the wishes of the members and fold it up so as to cancel the vote.

(b) The members shall then himself or with the assistance of the President of the meeting insert the ballot paper into the ballot box.

(c) While acting under this Rule, the President shall observe as much secrecy as is feasible and shall keep a brief record of each such instance but shall not indicate therein the manner in which any vote has been given.

Where this provision sits

Act	Appoinments Committee of the Panchayat Union Councils (Election of Members) Rules,1997
Section	12
Marginal note	Voting by illiterate, blind, etc., Persons
Jurisdiction	State of Tamil Nadu
Status	In force as published by the source

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