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541I PDFTitle:Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Election Committee) RegulationGazette Number:L.N. 114 of 2006
Section:29Heading:Chief Electoral Officer to designate some polling stations as special polling stationsVersion Date:14/07/2006

(1) The Chief Electoral Officer must designate one or more polling stations to be used for voting by persons with a disability for whom access to other polling stations would be difficult. That Officer must specify the subsector or subsectors for which each special polling station is designated.
(2) Only a polling station which, in the opinion of the Chief Electoral Officer, is suitable for use by persons referred to in subsection (1) may be designated as a special polling station.
(2A) The Chief Electoral Officer may, for the purpose of subsection (1), designate as a special polling station any place which has been designated as a polling station under section 28. (L.N. 114 of 2006)
(3) At least 10 days before polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer must indicate the special polling stations on the list of polling stations. That Officer must also indicate on the list of polling stations the subsector or subsectors for which each special polling station is designated.