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

78. Appointment of counters
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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 as many counters as may be necessary 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, deputy presiding officer or a voting officer for a voting station as a counter at that voting station or at a venue.