Ink smudges on ballots could invalidate votes: Suood
RARaajje MV – 4 hours ago
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Former Supreme Court Justice Husnu Suood stated that invalidating ballots with ink smudges would raise questions about the validity of past election votes. This issue arose in the M. Veyvah case where the High Court invalidated three votes for the MDP, leading to an appeal at the Supreme Court. Suood highlighted that the Elections Commission had previously deemed these votes valid as the smudges were due to ink bleeding during printing. He also noted that such decisions could impact future elections.