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WorksheetsEBC (T&T) CHAPTER 8: Mode of Voting in Special Cases
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What should the Presiding Officer do if an elector presents themselves to vote after someone else has already voted in their name?
Prevent the person from voting.
Allow the person to vote after they make the Oath of Personated Elector [Form No. 61], identity is established, and other rules are followed.
Call the police immediately.
Allow the person to vote without any special procedures.
What form must a person complete if they are representing themselves as a particular elector after another person has already voted as them?
Oath of Identity [Form No. 54]
Oath of Qualification of Elector [Form No. 55]
Oath of Personated Elector [Form No. 61]
Oath of Elector without ID Card [Form No. 53]
If a prospective voter's name and address slightly differ from the Registration Record, and the Presiding Officer is satisfied it's the same person, what should the Presiding Officer do?
Refuse to let them vote.
Advise them to make the Oath of Qualification [Form No. 55].
Advise them to make the Oath of Identity [Form No. 54] and allow them to vote.
Correct the information on the Revised List of Electors.
What form is used for the Oath of Identity?
Form No. 53
Form No. 54
Form No. 55
Form No. 61
Under what circumstances can an elector be required to make the Oath of Qualification [Form No. 55]?
If their name is misspelled on the Revised List of Electors.
If requested by the Presiding Officer, Poll Clerk, Candidate, Agent, or another elector.
If they do not have an ID card.
If they are suspected of personation.
What happens if an elector refuses to make the Oath of Qualification when required?
They are still allowed to vote.
The Presiding Officer calls the police.
They are not permitted to vote, and a note is made on the poll card, Polling Station Diary, and Form A-120.
Their ID card is confiscated.
What form is used to record persons not permitted to vote by the Presiding Officer?
Form No. 55
Form No. 54
Form No. 61
Form A-120
If a married woman presents her married name but her maiden name is on the electoral list and ID card, what is required before she can vote?
She must provide her marriage certificate.
She must make the Oath of Qualification [Form No. 55].
She must make an Affirmation as to her identity using the Oath of Identity [Form No. 54].
She cannot vote.
What action must the Presiding Officer take when a married woman votes using her maiden name as per the electoral list but is known by her married name?
Correct the electoral list.
Make a note in the Polling Station Diary.
Inform the other polling station officials.
No special action is required.
What two questions can or must a Presiding Officer ask an elector after they enter the polling station?
What is your address? and Have you voted before?
Are you the person named in the register? and Have you already voted?
Can you show me your ID? and What is your occupation?
What is your date of birth? and Who are you voting for?
If an elector answers "No" to "Are you the same person whose name appears in the register?" or "Yes" to "Have you already voted?", what should the Presiding Officer do?
Allow them to vote after a warning.
Not permit them to vote.
Call the Returning Officer.
Allow them to vote provisionally.
If a Candidate or Agent suspects personation and is prepared to substantiate the charge, what action should the Presiding Officer take?
Immediately prevent the person from voting.
Order a Police Officer to arrest the person, but the person must still be allowed to vote.
Ignore the accusation unless they have proof.
Ask the suspected person to leave the polling station.
What should the Presiding Officer do if they themselves have reasonable cause to believe a person has committed personation?
Allow the person to vote and then report it.
Order a Police Officer to arrest the person, and the person must still be allowed to vote.
Prevent the person from voting and call the police.
Ask the person for additional identification.
When an elector wears facial covering obscuring their identity, what is the initial step by the Presiding Officer?
Immediately administer the Oath of Identity [Form No. 54].
Ask the elector to remove the covering to establish their identity on the Registration Record.
Refuse to allow them to vote.
Call a female Poll Clerk to verify identity.
If an elector with facial covering refuses to remove it, what must the Presiding Officer do to allow them to vote?
Insist on removal.
Administer the Oath of Qualification [Form No. 55].
Administer the Oath of Identity [Form No. 54].
Allow them to vote without any further action.
In the case of a woman with a Niqab, how should the Presiding Officer proceed with identity verification if the covering needs to be removed?
In public, by any polling station official.
In privacy, in the presence of female attendees, only upon agreement.
By asking her to partially lift the covering.
By accepting the word of a companion.
What is the first step for the RED line Poll Clerk when a blind/visually impaired elector requests to vote using a template?
Escort the elector to the Deputy Presiding Officer.
Explain the template to the elector.
Administer the Oath of a Blind or Visually Impaired Elector [Form No. 58] and complete the poll card after establishing eligibility.
Hand the template to the elector.
How many times must the Deputy Presiding Officer explain the template to a blind/visually impaired elector?
Once
Twice
At least three (3) times
As many times as the elector requests.
What should the Deputy Presiding Officer provide to a blind/visually impaired elector to mark their ballot?
An X-stamp
Their own pen
A pen or pencil
A pre-marked ballot paper.
For a Local Government election, if an elector enters with a stained finger but is qualified to vote in another area, what must the Presiding Officer do?
Prevent them from voting again.
Allow them to vote without any further action.
Require them to immerse a different finger in the electoral ink.
Make a note in the Polling Station Diary.
What should an elector who can no longer sign their name do to mark their poll card?
Ask the Presiding Officer to sign for them.
Make an impression with their right thumb (or another finger if the right thumb is unavailable).
Have a companion sign on their behalf.
Use the X-stamp.
If an elector has no fingers, who should sign their poll card on their behalf?
The Presiding Officer.
The Poll Clerk.
A Companion, Candidate, Polling Agent, or Election Agent.
Any other elector present.
When should the List of Questions [Form No. 62] be used?
When an elector does not have an ID card.
When an elector's name is not on the Revised List of Electors.
When the Poll Clerk is uncertain about a mentally challenged elector's ability to understand their purpose at the polling station.
In all cases of special voting.
If an elector's name is on the Revised List but their Registration Record is not in the Unit Register, and they have no ID card, what must the Poll Clerk do?
Refuse to allow them to vote.
Allow them to vote after they make the Oath of Identity [Form No. 54].
Require them to make the Oath of Elector without ID Card [Form No. 53] AND one of the Oaths of Qualification, Residence, or Property.
Allow them to vote provisionally.
Where must the Presiding Officer record all events of special cases handled during voting?
On the poll card.
On the Revised List of Electors.
In the Polling Station Diary.
On Form A-120.
