{"id":82395,"date":"2023-08-22T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/voters-can-get-replacements-for-spoilt-ballot-papers-zec"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:53:47","slug":"voters-can-get-replacements-for-spoilt-ballot-papers-zec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/voters-can-get-replacements-for-spoilt-ballot-papers-zec","title":{"rendered":"Voters Can Get Replacements For Spoilt Ballot Papers &#8211; ZEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said in the event that a voter makes an error at the polling station, they are permitted to obtain a fresh ballot paper.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, ZEC said presiding officers can give a voter a fresh ballot paper in the event the voter makes an error. ZEC said:<\/p>\n<p>If a voter makes a mistake when marking the ballot, he or she must fold this particular Ballot Paper, return it to the Presiding officer, and ask for a Replacement Ballot Paper.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, double lines must be put across the spoiled ballot paper, and the presiding officer must write the term cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The Presiding Officer draws double lines across the ballot paper and writes the word \u201cCancelled\u201d on the ballot as well as on the counterfoil.<\/p>\n<p>ZEC also said the Presidential election ballot paper is blue, the National Assembly is peach and the Local Authority is grey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said in the event that a voter makes an error at the polling station, they are permitted to obtain a fresh ballot paper. In a statement, ZEC said presiding officers can give a voter a fresh ballot paper in the event the voter makes an error. 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