EC details voting process ahead of presidential election

349 MPs will vote between 2pm and 5pm on August 20 26 SEC(s) UPDATED 26 SEC(s) Star Online Report Photo: Star Election Commission (EC) today explained the ballot and voting procedures for the upcoming presidential election, saying 349 MPs will cast their votes using three transparent ballot boxes.Following a meeting on preparations for the presidential election this morning, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed explained the voting procedure and ballot format to reporters at the EC headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka this afternoon.Voting would be held in the House of Chamber on August 20 from 2pm to 5pm, he added.MPs will sit in their designated seats. Once the ballot boxes are delivered to them, they will sign and cast their votes for their chosen candidate in all three ballot boxes. The ballot