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8 A married woman shall be deemed to have the same means qualification as her husband if she has in her own right no means qualification, except that, in the case of a man married under a polygamous system, only the wife to whom he has been married for the longest period may be deemed to have the same qualifica. tion as her husband. 9. There shall be no limit on the number of persons who are entitled to be registered as voters 10. The following provisions shall apply to the counting of votes- (1) Where in any count for the election of a meniber for a constituency the total number of votes cast by voters on the "B" Roll exceeds one-fourth of the total number of votes cast by voters on the "A" Roll then, except for the purpose of determining whether or not any of the candidates should forfeit his deposit. each candidate shall be treated as having received such number of votes cast by thc "B" Roll voters (any fraction of a vote being disregarded) as bears the same proportion to the number of such votes actually received by that candidate as the said onc-fourth of the total number of votes cast by the "A" Roll voters (any fraction of a vote in that one-fourth being disregarded) bears to the total number of votes cast by the "B" Roll voters; (2) Where in any count for the election of a member for an electoral district the total number of votes cast by voters on the "A" Roll exceeds one-fourth of the total number of votes cast by voters on the "B" Roll then, except for the purpose of determining whether or not any of the cardıdates should forfeit his deposit, each candidate shall be treated as having received such number of votes cast by the "A" Roll voicrs (any fraction of a vote being disregarded) as bears the same proportion to the number of such votes actually received by that candidate as the said one-fourth of the total number of votes cast by the "B" Roll voters (any fraction of a vote in that onc-fourth being disregarded) bears to the

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