123. If a candidate retire too late to allow of the printing of new ballots, and polling is proceeded with for other candidates, the presiding officer must make use of the ballots on hand, after plainly striking out, in a uniform manner by a line in ink, the name of the candidate who has retired, and such ballots shall serve for all the purposes of the election.
R. S. 1964, c. 235, s. 143.