VOTER ADVISORY
Here's what you need to do when you step out to vote for the assembly polls
HOW TO VOTE 1 Once at the polling station...
When you reach the polling station, entry will be regulated by queues. There will be separate queues for men, women and disabled persons. The staff who enforce the queues will allow 3-4 voters into the polling station at a time. Disabled voters and women voters with babies will be given precedence over other voters.
2 Verify your identity
When you enter the polling station, you will go to the first polling officer who is in charge of the marked copy of the electoral roll and responsible for identification of electors. You should keep your identity document ready to show the first polling officer. The officer will then call out your name and serial number so that the polling agents become aware of your presence and your identity is not challenged.
3 Collect signed slip
Proceed to the second polling officer who will mark your left forefinger with indelible ink. Your serial number in the electoral roll will be recorded and you will sign in the appropriate column You will get a signed voter’s slip, which will record your serial number in the register of voters and your serial number in the electoral roll.
4 Ballot activated
Give your voter’s slip to the third polling officer, who will press the “Ballot” button on the control unit of the voting machine and direct you to a compartment, where you will record your vote on the voting machine.
5 Cast your vote
Inside the voting compartment, press the blue ‘candidate’ button on the balloting unit against the name and symbol of the candidate of your choice. You can also press the None Of The Above (NOTA) button at the end of the unit if you do not want to vote for any of the candidates. When the button is pressed, the red lamp will glow against the name and symbol of that candidate. There will be a beep to indicate that your vote has been recorded and the ‘Busy’ light goes off in the control unit.