Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsElection Regulations, 2004Chapter 3A : Special Votes in an Election for the National Assembly12. Counting of Special Votes cast in the Republic |
| (1) | During the course of voting day or after the closing of voting, in the presence of the party agents being present, the ballot box for special votes is opened and each marked envelope is scrutinised and compared with the marked voters roll, the applications for special votes and the records of applications for special votes. |
| (2) | If no irregularity is detected that renders the special vote unacceptable, the marked envelope is opened either during the course of voting day or after the closing of voting, in the presence of the agents, the unmarked envelope inside is removed and is placed unopened in the ordinary ballot box then in use in the voting station. |
[Regulation 12(2) substituted by section 8 of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
| (3) | Once that ballot box is opened for counting, the unmarked envelopes are opened, the ballot papers removed, mixed with the ballot papers from the ballot box and counted together. |
[Regulation 12 substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 968, GG 37132, dated 6 December 2013]