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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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LADAKH
LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 23, 2020
भाग I Part I
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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ELECTION AUTHORITY, LAHDC, LEH/ OFFICE OF THE ELECTION AUTHORITY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, LEH-LADAKH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, LEH
NOTIFICATION
2020 and in exercise of powers vested in me under rule In pursuance to the notification S.O. 26 Dated: 18-09-2020 and in exercise of powers vested in me under rule In pursuance to the notification S.O. 26 Dated: 18 39 Sub Section (2, 3 and 4) of the Amendment to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Election) 39 Sub Section (2, 3 and 4) of the Amendment to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Election) 39 Sub Section (2, 3 and 4) of the Amendment to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Election) ction Authority for the Election to 6th LAHDC-Leh, Election, I, Sachin Kumar Leh, Election, I, Sachin Kumar Rules 1995 and by virtue of Election Authority for the Election to 6 Vaishya, IAS, Election Authority do hereby notify the following: Vaishya, IAS, Election Authority do hereby notify the following:
1. Procedure for voting through postal ballot by: Procedure for voting through postal ballot by: 1.1 Absentee voters in the category of senior citizens above the age of 65 (AVSC) and PWDs (AVPD) Absentee voters in the category of senior citizens above the age of 65 (AVSC) and PWDs (AVPD) Absentee voters in the category of senior citizens above the age of 65 (AVSC) and PWDs (AVPD) have been given the facility of voting through postal ballot paper. have been given the facility of voting through postal ballot paper.
2. Provisions for the electors of such class: Provisions for the electors of such class: 2.1 Absentee Voter of such class wishing to vote by p ostal ballot has to make application to the Absentee Voter of such class wishing to vote by postal ballot has to make application to the Returning Officer in Form 13A giving all requisite particulars. Such application seeking postal ballot Returning Officer in Form-13A giving all requisite particulars. Such application seeking postal ballot facility should reach the RO within five days following the date of notification of the election facility should reach the RO within five days following the date of notification of the election facility should reach the RO within five days following the date of notification of the election concerned.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 22.2 The issue of postal ballot paper of the absentee voter of such class and return of the ballot paper after voting shall be in such manner as prescribed below.
3. Action to be taken by RO:
3.1 On receipt of application in Form-13A, the RO will draw a list of all Absentee Voters in this category, i.e. (a) Absentee Voters belonging to senior citizen category (65+) and (b) Absentee voter belonging to PWD category whose applications have been received in time and are in order.
3.2 The format in which the list referred to above list to be prepared is annexed as Annexure-1. 3.3 On the last date for making nominations for the election, the electoral roll becomes frozen for that election and no further addition or deletion can be carried out in the roll till the completion of the election. At that stage, RO shall verify and ensure that the electoral roll particulars of the applicants for postal ballot mentioned in Form-13A match with the particulars in the electoral roll and they are registered as elector. All the electors referred to in para-2 above and whose particulars with reference to the electoral roll have been found to be correct shall be issued postal ballot paper as Absentee Voters in the category of senior citizens and PWD.
3.4 After the list of Absentee voters in such class is finalized entry 'PB' shall be entered in the marked copy of the electoral roll against the names of such electors.
4. Form and design of Postal ballot paper:
4.1 The postal ballot paper for Absentee Voters shall be of the same form and language as the postal ballot paper as prescribed under rules.
4.2 In the case of electors of such class, the Election authority has specified that the issuing of postal ballot paper and returning of the same after casting vote shall be in the following manner:
a) Separate teams of poll officers comprising at least one official out of which one should be not below the rank/level of the officials appointed as Booth Level Officer for Polling Stations in the district.
b) Number of teams of Poll Officers to be appointed would depend on the number of Absentee Voters in this category in the list of voters under such class.
c) The team of poll officers shall go to the electors in this category at the address mentioned in their application in Form-13A for facilitating their voting by postal ballot paper.
d) The list of AVSCs and AVPDs shall be divided for distribution among the different teams of Poll Officers in such manner that each team gets a list of persons in geographically compact area.
e) It shall be the responsibility of each team of booth level officers to (a) issue Postal ballot to each of the Absentee voters assigned to it, (b) brief the elector about the procedure to be followed for voting through postal ballot,(c)make sure that the elector votes without anyone influencing his/her choice, and ensuring the secrecy of voting. However, if any elector is not able to cast vote by himself due to blindness or physical infirmity, he/she shall be allowed to take the assistance of any adult person for casting vote.
f) Identity of the elector shall be verified before issuing postal ballot paper. Name of elector and the document produced for identification shall also be entered in a register to be maintained for the purpose, and signature/thumb impression of the elector obtained therein. A format for the register is annexed at Annexure-2. Further, a tick mark shall be placed against the name of the elector in the list of AVSC and AVPD to indicate that the person has voted. The counterfoil with the serial number and part number of elector duly filled up shall be detached and kept in safe custody by the team.
g) Booth Level Officer (BLO) is authorized to attest the declaration in Form 24 in the case of AVSC and AVPD. While attesting the declaration, the booth level officer shall write his full name and also the designation of "BLO".
h) The electors should be briefed about the procedure for voting and formalities to be observed on their part. They should be clearly briefed on the following points:
a) Making the declaration in Form 13A and getting it attested by the poll officer himself.
b) entering the serial number of postal ballot paper, both on Form13A/Form 24 and on the smaller envelope (Form25),
c) manner of marking vote, i.e by placing either cross mark or tick mark against the name of candidate of choice,LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 d) folding and placing the marked ballot in the smaller envelope (Form 25) and closing the envelope,
e) Closing the larger envelope containing the declaration in Form 24 (duly attested by Poll Officer) and postal ballot in Form 25 and handing over the same to the poll officer.
i) The electors would have been already intimated about the date and approximate time of visit of BLO for facilitating postal voting by them. However, if the elector is not present at the given address at the first visit, the team shall pay a second visit after leaving intimation about the time of second visit. If the elector is not present even at the second visit, no further visit or action is required in his/her case.
5. Period during which postal ballot voting should be completed:
5.1 Visit by teams of poll officers to the address of AVSC and AVPD electors shall be completed three days of the date of poll.
5.2 Police Security cover shall be provided to the poll officers during their field visit in this regard. It shall be ensured that the secrecy of vote is not violated.
6. Deposit of envelopes containing marked ballot eaters and counterfoils:
6.1 At the end of each day of visit by poll officers to the address of AVSC and AVPD electors, the envelopes in Form-26 containing postal ballot paper etc. and the counterfoils of ballot papers containing the signature of electors and other particulars shall be collected by the RO/ARO designated for postal voting by the absentee voters. The RO/ARO shall make arrangements to have the same delivered at the office of the Election Authority for keeping them in safe custody. The RO/ARO shall maintain the record indicating the number of ballots to be sent on each day in the prescribed format to the Election Authority.
[No:Elec-VI(C)LAHDC, Leh, 2020(703)II]
[Date: 21.09.2020]
(Sachin Kumar Vaishya) IAS Election Authority for Elections to the 6th LAHDC, Leh "No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc."