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queue up, go through identification, have their finger inked, take
their voting ticket, draw a cross in the box of the party they want to
vote for, place it in the box and leave.

Mr. Chou then emphasized on how voting tickets must be
used. Citizens must draw a cross in the box indicating the party

they would like to vote for and refrain from drawing or writing
anything else on the ticket, else being rendered as invalid. The
dressing etiquette when voting was said to be restricted as well.
Citizens are only allowed to wear plain shirts and bags that do not
indicate any form of symbolism regarding the political parties when

within 50m of a voting area. Bribery will also not be tolerated.

Moreover, Mr. Chou encouraged students to stay behind after Voting Process

voting in order to scrutinize the vote counting process and ensure Invalid Voting Tickets
that the votes are not miscounted. It was said that usually, the party
with the popular vote wins the election. However, if the votes are

just a few numbers off, a recount will be ordered. Students were
later asked about their opinions on what problems our country’s
electoral system holds. One of the biggest problems was said to
be “party hopping” where politicians would leave their previous
political party and jump the bandwagon of another just for their

own benefits.

Lastly, students were encouraged to actively keep up with
the politics of our country. A short Q&A session was held before
Mr. Chou ended the talk.

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