Electoral Act, 1963
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Voting by postal voters. |
50.—Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 12 of the Electoral Act, 1960 , the following subsections shall continue to stand substituted for subsections (2) and (3) of section 29 of the Principal Act: | |
“(2) Every local returning officer shall, as soon as practicable after he receives from the presidential returning officer notice of the adjournment of a presidential election for the purpose of taking a poll, send to every person whose name is on the postal voters list for his constituency a ballot paper and a form of receipt (which shall be in the prescribed form) for such ballot paper. | ||
(3) If such ballot paper duly marked by the said person and accompanied by the said receipt duly signed by him is received by the returning officer before the close of the poll, it shall be counted by him and treated for all purposes in the same manner as a ballot paper placed in the ballot box in the ordinary way.” |