Section 72, The Public Elections Act, 2022

(1) The voting at an election shall be conducted in thefollowing manner - (a) a voter desiring to record his vote shall present himself to the Presiding Officer or a Polling Assistant at the polling station at which he is entitled to vote and the Presiding Officer or Polling Assistant, after satisfying himself that - (i) the name of the voter appears in the Register of Voters or part of the Register of Voters, provided for that polling station and that the voter is the same person whose picture, voter's serial ward number, name and address, is on the voter registration card presented by the voter; and (ii) the voter has not already voted having regard to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b), the Presiding Officer or polling assistant shall deliver him a ballot paper but where a number of public elections are held on the same day, the ballot papers shall be differentiated by such colours as the Electoral Commission shall determine and shall be cast separately for each election held on the day in question; (b) immediately before the Presiding Officer or Polling Assistant delivers a ballot paper to a voter he shall - (i) call out the voter's serial ward number, name and address as stated in the Register of Voters and examine the voter's registration card issued by the Electoral Commission and mark the card in the manner prescribed by the Electoral Commission; (ii) examine the voter's left hand for traces of the ink (if any) referred to in paragraph (e) and if he is satisfied that there are such traces of the ink, he shall not deliver a ballot paper to that voter; (iii) mark the ballot paper or papers with an official mark prescribed by the Electoral Commission; (iv) place a mark against the number of the Register of Voters to denote that a ballot paper or papers have been delivered; (c) a Polling Assistant shall, if required by a Polling Agent, put to a person requesting for a ballot paper or papers, at the time of his request, but not afterwards, the following questions- (i) "are you the person whose name is on the Register of Voters as (reading the entry in the Register)"; or (ii) "have you already voted at the present election at this or any other polling station?"; (d) a person who is required by the Polling Assistant to answer these questions, or either of them, shall not be provided with a ballot paper or be allowed to vote until he has answered the question or questions to the satisfaction of the Presiding Officer; 42 43 Manner of voting. (i) a voter who is unable to read or who is incapacitated by blindness or any other physical disability and is unable to cast his vote in the manner prescribed in this Act, shall apply in person to the Presiding Officer, who shall, in the case of a voter who is - (i) physically disabled, allow the voter to be accompanied by another voter of his own choice excluding any staff of the Electoral Commission, who shall guarantee the faithful expression of the vote of the disabled person and who shall pledge absolute secrecy; (ii) unable to read or write and cannot draw a cross, inform the voter that he can vote by putting a fingerprint mark in the square corresponding to the candidate for whom he wishes to vote after dipping his finger in the ink which shall be placed for this purpose in the voting booth; (j) a voter shall, immediately after casting his ballot paper, submit to having his left thumb or a finger of the left hand, marked with indelible ink: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of a voter who suffers from a physical defect which in the opinion of the Presiding Officer, makes this application impractical. (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), a voter who is likely to be unable to go in person to the polling station at which he is entitled to vote by reason of- (a) being on official duties in connection with the election; or