Section 146 in The Mizoram Autonomous District Council (Constitution and Conduct of Business of the District Councils) Rules, 1974
146. Provision of ballot boxes and symbols at polling station.
(1)Each polling station shall be provided with necessary ballot boxes by the Returning Officer.(2)A ballot box shall be common for all the candidates and there shall be only one ballot box in use at a time. This ballot box shall be placed somewhere in the middle of the polling station in full view of the Presiding Officer and the polling agents.(3)There shall be no symbol pasted on the ballot box. Every ballot box used at a polling station shall bear labels, both inside and outside, marked with-(i)the serial No. and name of the constituency;(ii)the serial No. and name of the polling station;(iii)the serial No. of the ballot box to be filled in at the end of the poll on the label outside the ballot box only; and(iv)the date of the poll.(4)The Returning Officer shall provide each polling station with necessary ballot boxes, copies of the relevant part of the electoral roll, ballot papers, instruments for stamping the official mark on ballot papers by the electors.(5)Outside and inside each polling station there shall be fixed in a conspicuous place by the Presiding Officer before the commencement of the poll, a notice showing the name of each candidate in English or local language or languages issued by the Returning Officer with the symbol assigned to him be placed at the entrance of the polling station.
