Cantonments Act, I924
26.Electoral rolls:-
(1) {The words " Where a Board is to be
constituted in any cantonment otherwise than in accordance with the proviso to
sub-section (1) of section 14 rep.by s.10, ibid} {Subs.by s.10, ibid., for
" the Cantonment Authority".} [The Board or, where a Board is not
constituted in any place declared by notification under sub-section (1) of
section 3 to be a cantonment, the Officer Commanding the station], shall
prepare and publish an electoral roll showing the names of persons qualified to
vote at elections to the Board. Such roll shall be prepared, revised and
finally published in such manner and on such date in each year as the {Subs.by
the A.O.1937, for " L.G.".} [Central Government] may by rule
prescribe.
(2) Every person whose name appears in the
final electoral roll shall, so long as the roll remains in force, be entitled
to vote at an election to the Board, and no other person shall be so entitled.
(3) When a cantonment has been divided into
wards, {The words " or the inhabitants into classes " omitted by Act
2 of 1954, s.6.} the electoral roll shall be divided into separate lists for
each ward {The words " or class, as the case may be " omitted, ibid.}
(4) If a new electoral roll is not published in any year on the date
prescribed, the {Subs.by the A.O.1937, for " L.G.".} [Central
Government] may direct that the old electoral roll shall continue in operation
until the new roll is published.