Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsElection Regulations, 2004Chapter 3B : Special Votes in an Election for a Provincial Legislature15C. 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 agents, 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. |
[Regulation 15C(1) substituted by section 13 of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
| (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 party agents being present, the unmarked envelope inside is removed and is placed unopened in the ordinary ballot box then in use in the voting station. |
| (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 15C inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 968, GG 37132, dated 6 December 2013]