ELECTIONS ACT

 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS                                                                                                                                    

 

Part 1  9

Preliminary  9

1.            Short Title. 9

2.            Interpretation. 9

3.                Commission and electoral districts. 12

PART 2  12

Franchise and Registration of Electors  12

4.            Appointment of officers and establishment of offices. 12

5.            Duties and functions of registration and other officers. 13

6.            Qualification for Voting. 13

7.            Qualification for registration. 14

8.            residence requirements. 14

9.            registration and issue of identification cards. 14

10.          Lost or defaced identification cards. 15

11.          Issue of composite identification cards. 15

12.          Verification of register 15

13.          Disqualification for registration. 16

14.          Deletions from register 17

15.          Publication of register 17

16.          Register of Police electors. 18

17.          The 1979 register 18

18.          Omissions in register 19

19.          Claims and objections to registration. 19

20.          Revision of register 20

21.          List to be posted at conspicuous places. 21

22.          Register to remain in force until next revision. 21

23.          Commission may direct preparation of register 22

24.          Effect of register 22

25.          Extension of time. 22

26.          Offences. 23

27.          Omissions by election officers. 23

28.          Polling Divisions. 24

Part 3  25

Administration  25

29.          Returning Officers. 25

30.          Election Clerks. 26

31.          Substitute Election Clerks. 26

32.          Presiding Officers. 26

33.          Poll Clerks. 27

34.          How oath may be taken. 27

35.          Disqualification of election officers from nomination. 27

Part 4  27

Elections  27

Arrangements for Elections. 27

36.          Issue of Writs. 27

37.          Notice of time and place for elections. 28

38.          Returning Officer to obtain lists of electors. 28

Part 5  29

Procedure at Elections  29

39.          Nomination of candidates. 29

40.          Disposal of deposit 30

41.          Uncontested elections. 30

42.          Adjournment in contested election to take poll 30

43.          Power to adjourn polling day in case of emergency. 31

44.          Withdrawal of candidature. 32

45.          Taking of poll 33

46.          Establishment of polling stations. 33

47.          Supplies of election material 33

48.          Inspection of polling stations by presiding officer 34

49.          Hours of taking the poll 35

50.          Ballot boxes. 35

51.          Electors to vote only in polling division where their names appear 35

52.          Elector to vote once in one electoral district 35

53.          Police electors to vote in accordance with Schedule 2. 36

54.          Transfer of election officers’ votes. 36

55.          Where transferred elector to vote. 36

56.          Proceedings at poll 37

57.          Entries to be made by poll clerk. 39

58.          Admission into polling station. 39

59.          Mode of taking ballot 40

60.          Mode of taking ballot in special cases. 41

61.          Correction of discrepancies. 42

62.          Who may be present in polling station. 43

63.          Proceedings after poll 44

64.          Agents. 48

65.          Final counting of votes. 48

66.          Provisions applicable where ballot boxes not returned. 50

67.          Declaration of the poll 51

68.          Election return. 51

69.          Penalty for delay, neglect or refusal of returning officer to return elected candidate  52

70.          Election documents to be sent to Clerk of House. 53

71.          Custody of ballot boxes. 54

PART 6  54

Election Offences  54

72.          Intoxicating liquor not to be sold supplied or given on polling day. 54

73.          Employers to allow employees prescribed period for voting. 55

74.          Offences by election officers. 55

75.          Loudspeakers, ensigns, banners etc. prohibited on polling day. 56

76.          Order at polling stations. 57

77.          Influencing electors to vote. 58

78.          Bribery. 58

79.          Treating. 60

80.          Undue influence. 60

81.          Personation. 61

82.          Penalty for bribery, treating, under influence, personation. 61

83.          Penalty for certain illegal practices. 61

84.          Offences in respect of ballot papers. 63

85.          Secrecy. 64

86.          Offences re voting by police electors. 65

87.          Name and address of printer on election publications. 65

Part 7  66

Election Petitions  66

88.          Petition against disputed election. 66

89.          Presentation of petition and security for costs. 66

90.          Trial of election petition. 67

91.          Voter not to disclose how he or she voted. 67

92.          Non-compliance with rules etc. when not to invalidate election. 68

Part 8  68

Miscellaneous  68

93.          Expenses to be paid out of Consolidated Fund. 68

94.          Statutory Instruments. 68

95.          Savings. 70

SCHEDULE 1  71

SCHEDULE 2  79

SCHEDULE 3  82

SCHEDULE 4  107

1.            Short Title. 109

2.            Definitions. 109

The Petition. 110

3.            The Petition. 110

4.