In a statement, the General Commissioner of Elections stressed that all appropriate measures are being taken to ensure the secrecy of the voters' vote, in order to hold fair and objective elections.
Voters, he says, must check and make sure that the ballot paper given to them at the polling station to vote is properly sealed. Every ballot must have an official stamp on the outside to be valid.
"Voters, after receiving their ballot, must enter the polling booths and exercise their right to vote behind the curtain. In this way, the secrecy of their vote is fully ensured, since their entry and every movement will be controlled, in a way that avoids any possibility for them to be influenced by any person ", it is added.
Therefore, he says, voters need to be confident that under no circumstances can their identities be verified, nor is it possible for any person to cast their ballots afterwards.
It is emphasized that the administrative and legislative arrangements are such as to ensure the complete secrecy of the vote of the voters, especially of the most sensitive groups of the population, such as those of the trapped and imprisoned.
It is reminded that the ballot papers of the presidential elections are printed on white security paper for the whole of Cyprus.
Exercising the right to vote for the blind and other persons with physical disabilities
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In addition, the Election Commissioner states in a statement that, according to the current Electoral Legislation, the blind or persons with physical disabilities can vote on their own, if they declare to the chairperson that they are able to vote.
A voter who, due to blindness or other physical incapacity, is unable to vote on his / her own, it is noted, may also ask the chairperson to assist him / her in exercising his / her voting right, in the presence of one of his / her assistant staff. polling station.
The blind or persons with physical disabilities may, if they so wish, ask any other person of their absolute confidence to vote on their behalf, without the interference of any person, not even the presiding officer or any other person.
The chairperson may also explain how to vote to any other disabled or incompetent or illiterate voter, diligently avoiding any action that may be taken as advice or instruction in favor of a particular candidate.
Source: KYPE
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