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

Chapter 6 : Administration

Part 4 : Appointment of officers, additional persons and institutions, and their powers and duties

76. Appointment of counting officers
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(1)As soon as practicable  after the proclamation of an election, the chief electoral officer, in consultation with the Commission, must appoint a counting officer and a deputy counting officer for each voting station or venue at which the counting of votes is to be conducted.

 

(2)The chief electoral officer may appoint the presiding officer, the deputy presiding officer or a voting officer for a voting station as the counting officer or deputy counting officer for that voting station or at a venue.