@ Dos
1. Ensure that the polling starts at the scheduled time.
2. Explain to all present, the provisions of section 128 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 regarding maintenance of secrecy of voting and warn them of the penalty for any breach.
3. Read out the declaration as per instruction in prescribed Format.
4. Take appropriate precautions regarding handling of indelible ink.
5. Maintain visitor sheet and make entries of visitors as prescribed by the Commission.
6. Intimate the status of commencement of poll to the Returning Officer through your sector officer.
7. Before the first voter signs in Form 17A (Register of Voters), the Polling Officer 1 shall check with the Presiding Officer and record in INK in Form 17A that “Total in the Control Unit checked and found to be Zero”.
8. At regular intervals, check the Ballot Unit(s) and VVPAT to ensure that the voter has not tampered with it in any manner.
9. Check periodically the ‘TOTAL’ for each Control Unit by pressing TOTAL button on CU to ensure that the voting is going as per the serial order of electors (Total should match with voter register i.e., Form 17A last serial number).
10. Collect statistical information for compilation of items of Presiding Officer’s diary regarding polling at every two hours and sending it to RO through the specified channels.
11. If any voter wants to know how to vote on EVM, explain him with the dummy Ballot Sheet.
@ DON'Ts
1. Do not enter the voting compartment in the absence of polling agents.
2. Do not enter the voting compartment at the time of polling to explain to the illiterate voters about how to use EVM and cast their vote. Use Cardboard dummy BU for this purpose.
3. PRO or other staff should not go frequently in the voting compartment, as that may give scope for complaints.
4. Don’t operate the paper roll knob on VVPAT till the end of the poll.
5. Don’t conduct mock poll in case of replacement of only VVPAT during the actual poll. In case of replacement of entire set during poll, Mock Poll will be conducted by casting only one vote to each candidate including NOTA.
6. In case of replacement of entire set during poll don’t forget to clear mock poll data from the Control Unit and VVPAT mock slips from VVPAT in mock poll process.
7. Don’t hang any high illumination bulb over VVPAT at Voting Compartment
8. Don’t Switch ON the Control Unit at the time of connection and disconnection of Ballot Unit, Control Unit and VVPAT.
9. Don’t forget to tape the interconnecting cable of BU/VVPAT to the leg of the table with ‘transparent’ adhesive tape.
10. Don’t forget to press both side latches of connector while disconnecting the cable.
11. Don’t Switch OFF/Switch ON EVM during poll process
12. Don’t forget pressing of close button of CU after completion of poll.
