Local Government in Ancient India c13.86

c13.86

A ‘taker of the voting tickets’ was to be appointed. He should have the following five qualifications, viz. freedom from partiality, malice, folly, and fear, as well as knowledge of what votes have been taken and what have not been taken. 'Some able and discreet Bhikkhu' was to bring forward a motion (*ñatti*) that the Bhikkhu 'of such and such a name' should be appointed as taker of the voting tickets. The consent of the Bhikkhu proposed as the person to undertake the office was of course previously obtained. The motion was then placed before the house for its opinion. Those who approved of it were to keep silence. Those who were against it were to speak.