Provisions exist in Section 54 (2) of the principal Act, Elections (Special Provisions) Act No. 28 of 2011 for a person who is totally or partially visually handicapped or physically disabled to be accompanied by a person to assist in marking the ballot paper.
The person who accompanies the disabled person should be over 18 years of age and should not be a contesting candidate at the election. He should not be an authorized agent or a polling agent of a political party at the election. In addition he should not be a person subject to any disability.
In order to be accompanied by a person to assist as stated above, a Certificate of Eligibility prescribed in the Tenth Schedule to the Act should be handed over to the officers at the polling station.
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