ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 87
ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 87
87—Ballot boxes or other facilities to be kept secure
(1) Subject to
subsection (2), a ballot box or other facility used for keeping
voting papers must be kept securely closed and sealed so as to prevent the
introduction or removal of any paper or object except—
(a) when
it is immediately required for the purpose of receiving voting papers; or
(b) when
the voting papers are required for the purposes of scrutiny.
(2) An officer must,
before voting papers are first deposited in a ballot box or other secured
facility for the purposes of an election, publicly exhibit it empty.