ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 115 Security of early voting ballot boxes

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 115

115 Security of early voting ballot boxes

(1) The voting centre manager at an early voting centre is to ensure the security of any ballot boxes used for the purpose of this Subdivision.

(2) Unless the Electoral Commissioner has specified another earlier time, as soon as practicable after 6 pm on the day preceding election day the voting centre manager for the early voting centre must, in the presence of any other election officials at the voting centre and any scrutineers who are present--

(a) publicly secure any ballot box used for the purposes of this Subdivision, and

(b) with the least possible delay, forward it to the Electoral Commissioner for the purposes of scrutiny.