Haveeru
Ballot papers to be used in the second round of the presidential elections have been printed with additional security features embedded into the paper, the Elections Commission has said.
Mohamed Tholaal, the Assistant Director General of the Commission said on Saturday that the printing of the ballot papers was given to Novelty Printers and Publishers and that the new ballot papers would have many new security features.
“One of the differences is that the papers were printed using a special ink,” he said. “We’ve also included a fait watermark type of feature also.”
Tholaal said that there was no way that anyone could make a copy of the new ballot paper and that the ballot papers would not be leaked to the public either.
The Elections Commission said that they had printed 218,720 copies of the ballot paper for use in the runoff elections slated for next Tuesday. This is the same amount that was printed for the first round of elections, an official from the Commission said.
Elections Commission refused to comment on questions regarding the price that Novelty Printers had charged for printing the ballot papers.
Mohamed Tholaal, the Assistant Director General of the Commission said on Saturday that the printing of the ballot papers was given to Novelty Printers and Publishers and that the new ballot papers would have many new security features.
“One of the differences is that the papers were printed using a special ink,” he said. “We’ve also included a fait watermark type of feature also.”
Tholaal said that there was no way that anyone could make a copy of the new ballot paper and that the ballot papers would not be leaked to the public either.
The Elections Commission said that they had printed 218,720 copies of the ballot paper for use in the runoff elections slated for next Tuesday. This is the same amount that was printed for the first round of elections, an official from the Commission said.
Elections Commission refused to comment on questions regarding the price that Novelty Printers had charged for printing the ballot papers.
