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Section 52
In case of loss of ballot papers before the completion of counting of votes
: (1) If before the completion of counting of votes, the ballot paper used in any polling station, the ballot box containing the ballot paper or the electronic equipment kept for voting is illegally taken away, opened, damaged or vandalized from the control of the election officer, In case of loss or accidental loss, the Election Officer shall suspend the counting of votes and report the same to the Commission immediately.
(2) Upon receipt of the report as per sub-section (1), if the commission deems it necessary to conduct an investigation in relation to such incident, the commissioner or the monitoring team of the commission may be appointed to conduct the investigation.
(3) On the basis of the commission's report as per sub-section (1) or the report of the commissioner or the monitoring team assigned to investigate as per sub-section (2), such ballot paper or ballot box has been illegally taken away, opened, damaged, vandalized, lost or accidentally damaged from the control of the election officer. If it is determined that the counting of votes cannot be resumed because of that, all the ballot papers of the polling station affected by such actions will be declared invalid and the voting will be cancelled.
(4) In the polling station where the polling has been canceled by the Commission in accordance with sub-section (3), the election officer shall immediately publish the notice in the polling station specifying the place, date and time of re-voting.
(2) Upon receipt of the report as per sub-section (1), if the commission deems it necessary to conduct an investigation in relation to such incident, the commissioner or the monitoring team of the commission may be appointed to conduct the investigation.
(3) On the basis of the commission's report as per sub-section (1) or the report of the commissioner or the monitoring team assigned to investigate as per sub-section (2), such ballot paper or ballot box has been illegally taken away, opened, damaged, vandalized, lost or accidentally damaged from the control of the election officer. If it is determined that the counting of votes cannot be resumed because of that, all the ballot papers of the polling station affected by such actions will be declared invalid and the voting will be cancelled.
(4) In the polling station where the polling has been canceled by the Commission in accordance with sub-section (3), the election officer shall immediately publish the notice in the polling station specifying the place, date and time of re-voting.