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ORDINANCE VI OF 2000 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION ORDINANCE, 2000 ORDINANCE VI OF 2000 An Ordinance to provide for holding elections for the establishments of local Governments in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 5th October, 2000] No. Legis.-1-122(Law)/2000, dated 5-10-2000.---The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 5th October, 2000, is hereby published for general information:--- 26. Illegal practice.--A person is guilty of illegal practice punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, if he--- (1) obtains or procures, or attempts to obtain or procure, the assistance of any officer or official of the Federal Government, a Provincial Government or a local Government or authority to further or hinder the election of a candidate; (2) votes, or applies for -a ballot paper for voting at an election knowing that he is not qualified for voting or is disqualified from voting; (3) votes, or applies for a ballot paper for voting more than once at any polling station; (4) removes a ballot paper or a ballot box from a polling station or destroys, damages or tampers with the ballot-box used at a polling station; (5) knowingly induces or procures any person to do any of the aforesaid acts; or (6) fails to provide statement of election expenses as required under this Ordinance; (7) makes or publishes a false statement-- (a) concerning the personal character of a candidate or his relation calculated to adversely affect the election of such candidate or, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of another candidate, unless he proves that he had, reasonable ground for believing, and did believe, the statement to be true; (b) relating to the symbol of a candidate whether or not such symbol has been allocated to such candidate; or (c) regarding the withdrawal of a candidate; (8) knowingly, in order to support or oppose a candidate lets, lends, employs; hires, borrows or uses any vehicle or vessel for the purpose of conveying voters to or from the polling station, except when a person conveys himself or any member of the household to which he belongs, to or from the polling station; (9) causes or attempts to cause any person present and waiting to vote at the polling station to depart without voting.