Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)

Chapter 6 : Administration

Part 3 : Voting materials

71. Voting materials

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(1)Before voting opens at a  voting station, the chief electoral officer must supply the presiding officer responsible for that voting station with all the voting materials necessary  for the election at that voting station, including—
(a)ballot papers;
(b)ballot boxes;
(c)voting  compartments;
(d)a certified voters' roll for the voting district concerned; and
(e)a receipt  to be  signed by  the presiding  officer  detailing  the  voting  materials entrusted to that presiding officer.

 

(2)A presiding  officer is responsible  for the safe-keeping  of all the voting materials supplied to that officer.