ICAI Election 2021: Know Admissible Number of Votes to a Voter and Ballot Paper

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) shall conduct 2021 elections wherein it has been clarified that each eligible member to vote (i.e. Voter) shall be given a ballot paper each for the Council of the Institute and his respective Regional Council at the polling booth for recording his preference(s).

The ballot paper shall be printed in the English language on one side only and will contain names (in alphabetical order), membership numbers, and photographs of the candidates.

A voter shall have one vote only but shall have as many preferences as there are candidates. In order to cast his vote, the voter shall place on his ballot paper the number 1 (in Arabic numerals) in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom he desires to vote; and may, in addition, place the number 2 or the numbers 2 and 3 or the numbers 2, 3 and 4 and so on (in Arabic numerals only), in the squares opposite the name of other candidates in the order of his preference up to the maximum number of candidates standing for the election.

However, across, i.e. ‘X’ mark may be put in the squares opposite the name(s) of candidate(s) to whom the voter does not desire to vote. A few illustrations of valid and invalid marking of preferences on the ballot paper are given hereinafter for the guidance of the voters so that marking of preference in any manner, other than permissible manner, is avoided.

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