First-time voters to be careful to make their ballots count

A file image of a voters finger being dipped into indelible ink as part of voting procedure during the previous general election.

MESSAGES on purported “do’s and don’ts” during polling day have surfaced on social media, causing uncertainty, especially among first-time voters.

Among the messages that are being spread include a description of how to mark a ballot paper so that it will not be counted as a spoilt vote.