Cap 541L s 53 Steps to be taken at a polling station after the close of the poll (Electoral Procedure (Village Representative Election) Regulation; Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance)

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Chapter:	541L	Title:	Electoral Procedure (Village Representative Election) Regulation	Gazette Number:	L.N. 212 of 2009
Section:	53	Heading:	Steps to be taken at a polling station after the close of the poll	Version Date:	30/10/2009

(1) As soon as practicable after the close of the poll, the Presiding Officer shall-

(a) seal the ballot box, or each ballot box, with a sealing device provided for that purpose by the Director of Home Affairs so that nothing can be put into or withdrawn from the ballot box after it is sealed; and

(b) make up into separate sealed packets-

(i) the counterfoils of the ballot papers that have been issued;

(ii) the ballot papers that have not been issued;

(iii) the unused ballot papers;

(iv) the spoilt ballot papers; and

(v) the marked copy of the final register,

and, at a polling station used for polling for more than one Village, make separate sealed packets for each Village,

in the presence of the persons who are present in the polling station.
(2) As soon as practicable after complying with subsection (1), the Presiding Officer of a polling station which is not a dedicated polling station shall deliver- (L.N. 134 of 2009)

(a) the sealed ballot box or boxes;

(b) the sealed packets referred to in subsection (1)(b); and

to the Returning Officer or the relevant Returning Officers at the counting station or the relevant counting station or stations.
(3) As soon as practicable after complying with subsection (1), the Presiding Officer of a dedicated polling station shall deliver-

(a) the sealed ballot box or boxes;

(b) the sealed packets referred to in subsection (1)(b); and

in accordance with subsection (4). (L.N. 134 of 2009)
(4) The items specified in subsection (3) must be delivered to the Assistant Returning Officer of the ballot paper sorting station or the Returning Officer of the relevant counting station, as advised by the Director of Home Affairs. (L.N. 134 of 2009; L.N. 197 of 2009)