Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsElection Regulations, 2004Chapter 4 : Voting16. Closing and securing of ballot boxes before voting |
| (1) | Immediately after all agents present at the voting station have assured themselves that a ballot box is empty as required by section 37(a) of the Act, the presiding officer must seal that box by means of a seal designed and supplied to the presiding officer for that purpose and which bears a unique number. |
[Regulation 16(1) substituted by section 15 of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
| (2) | The closing and securing of a ballot box in terms of section 37(b) of the Act must be done by closing all openings, except for the opening through which the ballot papers must be deposited into the ballot box, and securing the openings tightly enough by means of a seal supplied to the presiding officer for that purpose, so that ballot papers cannot be inserted into or removed from the ballot box through those openings. |