Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsElection Regulations, 2004Chapter 4 : Voting18. Marking of hand of voter |
[Regulation 18 heading substituted by section 12.1 of Notice No. 371, GG 42289, dated 6 March 2019]
| (1) | [Regulation 18(1) deleted by section 12.2 of Notice No. 371, GG 42289, dated 6 March 2019] |
| (2) | A voter's hand must be marked in terms of section 38(5)(b) of the Act by drawing a short line on the voter's left thumb and left thumb nail with visible indelible ink. |
| (3) | If the voter does not have a left thumb or thumb nail or if it is impractical due to injury, disease or any other cause to mark the left thumb and left thumb nail, any of the left hand fingers and nails must be so marked and, if for similar reasons a left hand finger and nail cannot be marked, a finger and nail of the right hand must be so marked. |
| (4) | If for any of the reasons mentioned in subregulation (2), no finger and nail of a voter can be so marked, the presiding officer must record the voter's name, address, identity number and the reasons why the voter's hand could not be marked, on a list kept for that purpose. |
| (5) | After the closing of voting at the voting station, the list is packaged and sealed, together with the other election material, delivered to the chief electoral officer and kept in safe custody until disposed of in terms of section 105 of the Act. |