ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 67
ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 67
(1) Each candidate may
appoint 1 or more scrutineers for the purposes of an election.
(2) A person cannot
act as a scrutineer at a particular place on behalf of a candidate unless or
until a copy of a written notice of appointment of the person as a scrutineer,
signed by the candidate, is presented to the officer presiding at that place.
(3) Except where the
returning officer allows a greater number of scrutineers—
(a) for
each polling booth there must not be more than two scrutineers in respect of
each individual candidate or group of candidates;
(b) for
each counting centre there must not be more than—
(i)
two scrutineers in respect of each individual candidate
or group of candidates; or
(ii)
if counting of votes takes place simultaneously at two or
more places in the counting centre—one scrutineer for each such place in
respect of each individual candidate or group of candidates.
(4) A scrutineer may,
by notice given to the officer presiding at a polling booth or
counting centre, appoint a substitute to act for him or her during a temporary
absence of the scrutineer from the polling booth or counting centre.