9. If a candidate whose nomination has been found to be in order dies after the time fixed for
nomination, and a report of his death is received by the Presiding Officer before the commencement
of the poll, the Presiding Officer shall, upon being satisfied of the fact of the death of the candidate,
countermand the poll and report the fact to the Chief Election Commissioner, and all proceedings
with reference to the election shall be commenced a new in all respects as if for a new election:
Provided that no further nomination shall be necessary in the case of a candidate whose
nomination was valid at the time of the countermanding of the poll:
Provided further that no person who has under paragraph 6 of this Schedule given notice of
withdrawal of his candidature before the countermanding of the poll shall be ineligible for being
nominated as a candidate for the election after such countermanding.
10. The poll shall be taken at the meetings of MajliseShoora (Parliament) and of each Provincial
Assembly, and the respective Presiding Officers shall conduct the poll with the assistance of such
officers as they may, with the approval of the Chief Election Commissioner, respectively
appoint.
11. A ballot paper shall be issued to every member of MajliseShoora (Parliament), and of each
Provincial Assembly, who presents himself for voting at the meeting of the members of the Majlise
Shoora (Parliament) or, as the case may be of the Provincial Assembly of which he is a member
(hereinafter referred to as a person voting), and he shall exercise his vote personally by marking the
paper in accordance with the provisions of the succeeding paragraphs.
12. The poll shall be by secret ballot by means of ballot papers containing the names of all the
candidates in alphabetical order who have not withdrawn, and a person voting shall vote by placing a
mark against the name of the person for whom he wishes to vote.
13. Ballot papers shall be issued from a book of ballot papers with counterfoils, each counterfoil
being numbered; and when a ballot paper is issued to a person voting his name shall be entered on the
counterfoil, and the ballot paper shall be authenticated by the initials of the Presiding Officer.
14. A ballot paper having been marked by the person voting shall be deposited by that person in a
ballot box to be placed in front of the Presiding Officer.
15. If a ballot paper is spoiled by a person voting he may return it to the Presiding Officer, who
shall issue a second ballot paper, cancelling the first ballot paper and marking the cancellation on the
appropriate counterfoil.
16. A ballot paper shall be invalid if—
(i) there is upon it any name, word or mark, by which the person voting may be identified; or
(ii) it does not contain the initials of the Presiding Officer; or
(iii) it does not contain mark; or
(iv) a mark is placed against the names of two or more candidates ; or
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