Electoral Act, 1963

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Amendment of Rule 8 of Third Schedule to Principal Act.

62.—The following paragraphs are hereby added to Rule 8 of the Third Schedule to the Principal Act:

“(4) The power under the foregoing paragraph to re-examine and recount extends to papers dealt with at an earlier count than the immediately preceding one.

(5) As respects each candidate, one request (and not more) may be made by him or his principal agent for a complete re-examination and recount of all parcels of papers, and upon being so requested the presidential returning officer shall re-examine and recount the parcels of papers accordingly. In the re-examination and recount, the number or order of papers in any parcel shall not be disturbed. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall make it obligatory on the presidential returning officer to re-examine or recount the same parcel of papers more than once, but if an error is discovered, which is, in the opinion of the presidential returning officer, a significant error likely to affect the result of the election, the presidential returning officer shall count all the papers afresh from the point at which the error occurred.

(6) Where an error is discovered, the presidential returning officer shall, where necessary, amend any results previously announced by him.”