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Legislative Council. (Elections).


1951.


 .. (2) The agents aforesaid shall be posted in such-a place that Agents, how to
 ...they can see-each person who presents himself as an elector, and be placed.
 hear his name as given in by him, but so that they cannot see how
 Sany voter votes. They shall hot interfere in the proceedings save
 in so far as may be allowed by t-is Ordinance.
 (3) If any person persists,. after' being.. warned, in Preservatiorr
 disobeying the directions.of-the presiding officer or in acting in' of order.
 Scontravention ot this section it shall be lawful for the presiding
 offices to cause him.to b'e-removed from the polling station.

 42. (1) Each elector shall receive from the presiding officer General mode
 a ballot paper on- which such officer has previously put his initials of taking ballot.
 so placed as'indicated in the form set out'as Form No. -30 in the
 First Schedule that when tle ballot paper is folded they can be
 seen without opening it, and on the counterfoil of which he has
 placed a number corresponding to the consecutive number on the '-
 official list of electors allotted.to-the elector, and.entered in the
 poll book opposite, the name of such elector.
 (-2) The. presiding officer shall instruct the elector how -to
 make his mark, and shall properly fold the elector's ballot paper,
 directing him to return it, .when marked, folded as shown, but
 without inquiring or seeing for whom the electo-intends to vote,
 except when th-elector is unable to vote in the manner prescribed
 by' this Ordinance on account of blindness or other physical
 incapacity.
 (3) The eleCtor on-receiving the ballot paper shall forthwith
 enter one of the polling compartments and there mark his ballot
 paper- by making with a black lead pencil and not otherwise a
 Cross within .the space containing the name of the candidate for
 whom he intends to vote, and he shall then fold the ballot paper
 as directed so that the initials and the numbers on the count'eroil
 can be seen without-opening it,- and hand the paper to the
 presiding officer _who shall, without unfolding it, ascertain'by
 examination of the initials and numbers appearing thereon that
 it is the same paper-as that delivered to the elector and if. the
 same he shall forthwith-in full view of the voter and all others
 present remove the counterfoil and deposit the ballot in'the
 ballot box.
 (4) An elector who has inadvertently so dealt with the ballot
 paper delivered to him that it cannot conveniently b% used shall
 restore it to the presiding officer who shall cancel it By writing
_ -the word Spoiled" across the face of. the same. The presiding
 officer shall then deliver another ballot paper to the elector.
 (5) Every elector shall vote without undue delay and shall
 leave the polling station.as soon as his ballot paper.has been put
 into the ballot box.


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