DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

 THE PROCESS OF VOTING

Voting in an election takes the following procedure: below:

1. A voter reports to his or her polling station on the election day and queues up for his or her turn.

2. The polling clerk identifies him or her on the voters' register and indicates it on the register and on his or her voter's card.

3. The presiding officer on being satisfied that the name of the person who presented himself or herself to vote is on the voters' register, issues him or her with a ballot paper and indicates this in the register.

4. The voter on receiving the ballot paper cast his or her vote for the candidate of his or her choice by thumb-printing against the symbol of the candidate's party.

5. Then, he or she puts the ballot paper into a transparent ballot box provided at the election venue.

6. The voter's thumb is then marked with indelible ink to indicate that he or she has voted. This is to prevent multiple voting.

7. The voter leaves the venue to wait for the outcome of the election through the radio or television.