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18.—(1) Every ballot paper must contain an appropriate security marking (the official mark).
(2) The official mark must be kept secret, and an interval of not less than five years shall intervene between the use of the same official mark at elections for the same parish or community.
(3) The returning officer may use a different official mark for different purposes at the same election.