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(1)Where a voter is by reason of blindness, illiteracy, old age or any other disability unable to fix the authorised mark of choice on the ballot paper, that voter may report at the polling station accompanied by a person of his or her choice to assist the voter to fix the authorised mark of choice on the ballot paper, on the voter's behalf, or the voter may, subject to subsection (3), request another person present at the polling station to assist the voter in that behalf.
(2)Any member of a voter's family may assist a voter under subsection (1) notwithstanding the fact that the former is below the age of eighteen years.
(3)A person shall not assist more than two voters to vote under this section.
(4)An election officer, a candidate's agent, an observer or monitor at any polling station is not permitted to assist any voter with a disability under subsection (1).
(5)No person is authorised to assist any voter to mark the ballot paper under subsection (1) unless the voter has voluntarily requested the assistance.
(6)A person commits an offence of illegal practice who—
(a)pretends to have a disability for the purposes of subsection (1) when he or she does not;
(b)contravenes subsection (5); or
(c)betrays the trust of the voter with a disability under this section.
(7)Any person who commits any offence under this section is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
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