Vote papers with markings declared invalid

The High Court ruled that three vote papers from the recent Local Council Election in Veyvah are invalid due to identifiable spots, violating vote secrecy. The case was filed by PNC candidate Mohamed Nazeeh against the Elections Commission after the papers were initially deemed invalid, then revalidated upon re-examination. Nazeeh lost to the MDP candidate by two votes and sought annulment of the Veyvah Council election results and a fresh election. The court determined that the marks made the papers identifiable even on superficial inspection, thus the secrecy of the vote could not be guaranteed.

The High Court ruled that three vote papers from the recent Local Council Election in Veyvah are invalid due to identifiable spots, violating vote secrecy. The case was filed by PNC candidate Mohamed Nazeeh against the Elections Commission after the papers were initially deemed invalid, then revalidated upon re-examination. Nazeeh lost to the MDP candidate by two votes and sought annulment of the Veyvah Council election results and a fresh election. The court determined that the marks made the papers identifiable even on superficial inspection, thus the secrecy of the vote could not be guaranteed.

The High Court ruled that three vote papers from the recent Local Council Election in Veyvah are invalid due to identifiable spots, violating vote secrecy. The case was filed by PNC candidate Mohamed Nazeeh against the Elections Commission after the papers were initially deemed invalid, then revalidated upon re-examination. Nazeeh lost to the MDP candidate by two votes and sought annulment of the Veyvah Council election results and a fresh election. The court determined that the marks made the papers identifiable even on superficial inspection, thus the secrecy of the vote could not be guaranteed.

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