(a) Go immediately into one of the compartments of the polling station and secretly mark his or her ballot paper by putting a cross, a tick, thumbprint or any other mark in the box and column provided for that purpose against the name and the symbol of the candidate for whom that voter wishes to vote; and (b) Fold it up so as to conceal his or her vote, and shall then put the ballot paper into the ballot box in the presence of the presiding officer and in full view of the candidates or agents. (2) The voter shall after following the procedure specified in sub regulation (1) put each ballot paper into the ballot box provided for the election concerned. (3) …” [167] A voter therefore is said to have cast his or her vote when the procedure under Regulation 70 is followed. This means that, upon receipt of the ballot paper, the voter proceeds to mark correctly, indicating his exact choice of the candidate he wishes to vote for, and then inserts that marked ballot paper into the respective ballot box for the election concerned. [168] Comparative jurisprudence from other jurisdictions, notably Australia; New Zealand; Canada; the United Kingdom; Ireland; the Netherlands; India and South Africa, also makes a clear distinction between Presidential  Petition  No.  1  of  2017                                                                                                                                                                                                            68  |  P a g e