DO's & DONT's During the Mock Poll
@ Dos :
1. Do go through the meaning of various displays which appear on the Display panel of the control unit.
2. Mock poll proceedings have to be video graphed, by authorized videographer, if directed.
3. For mock poll, the Ballot Unit and VVPAT should be placed in the voting compartment, where a Polling Officer should be present along with polling agents to observe operations on BU and paper slips printed on VVPAT.
4. Put paper roll locks on VVPAT in vertical position after inter connection of BU, CU and VVPAT.
5. At least 50 votes should be cast during Mock poll in the presence of Candidates/Agents.
6. Manual record of votes casted should be maintained by the Polling Officer.
7. Mock poll should be conducted with the polling agents voting at random for each of the contesting candidates including NOTA.
8. Ascertain the mock poll result from Control Unit and compare with Manual record of votes.
9. Remove the mock poll print paper slips from VVPAT drop box and Count the VVPAT printed paper slips in the presence of the polling agents and confirm that the results tally for each candidate.
10. Press the ‘Clear’ button of Control Unit before the actual poll to clear the account of votes recorded during the mock poll.
11. Empty drop box must be verified by the polling agents.
12. Follow the procedure for sealing and storage of Mock Poll VVPAT paper slips.
13. 13. Seal the drop box of VVPAT with the thread and an address tag using Presiding Officer’s seal before the actual poll starts and obtain signatures of Polling Agents thereon.
14. 14.Seal the Result section of the control unit with green paper seal, special tag and address tag, and obtain signatures of polling agents.
15. 15.Prepare Part-I of the Presiding Officer’s Reports (Mock poll certificate) and obtain signatures of Polling Agents thereon.
16. 16.Take the signatures of other polling officers in the Part-I of Presiding Officer’s Reports that mock poll votes are erased from the CU and mock poll VVPAT slips are removed from the VVPAT drop box before start of actual poll.
17. 17.At the end of Mock Poll at the PS, check and note the date and time shown in the display of the Control Unit and also the actual date and time as well as any discrepancy between the two, if any, mention it in the Mock Poll certificate and also in Presiding Officer’s Diary.
18. After completion of mock poll intimate the mock poll status to returning officer through your sector officer.
19. Micro Observer, if appointed, must have participated in all the proceeding of the mock poll and his signature has to be obtained on Part-I the Presiding Officer’s Reports (Mock poll certificate).
@ DON'Ts :
1. Don’t start mock poll, if no or only one election agent is present. Wait for 15 minutes.
2. Don’t stop mock poll without casting at least 50 votes.
3. Don’t forget to cast at least one vote to each candidate button including NOTA during mock poll.
4. Don’t keep BU, CU and VVPAT on one table for mock poll. (Keep BU & VVPAT at Voting Compartment).
5. Do not seal rear compartment of Control Unit with WAX.
6. Don’t leave any mock poll slips inside the VVPAT slips compartment after completion of mock poll on poll day.
7. Don’t keep mock poll VVPAT slips unstamped in black envelop.
8. Don’t forget to tally EVM count with VVPAT slips count during mock poll.
9. Don’t forget to fill Mock Poll Certificate (Part-I of Presiding Officer Reports) and take signatures of polling agents.
10. Don’t forget to CLEAR mock poll data from the CU before starting of actual poll. 11.Don’t start actual poll without sealing Result Section of CU and Drop Box of VVPAT and taking signatures of polling agents.
