| (1) | The counting of the votes cast in each election in terms of section 47(2)(c) of the Act must be done by way of the sequential steps: |
[Words preceding regulation 25(1)(a) substituted by section 18(18.1) of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
| (a) | All the ballot papers must be scrutinised to ascertain whether any of them must be rejected for a reason mentioned in section 47(3) of the Act. |
| (b) | The rejected ballot papers, if any, are filed separately. |
| (c) | The remaining ballot papers for each election are sorted face up according to the party or independent candidate in whose favour the vote was cast. |
| (d) | The ballot papers for each party and independent candidate in each election are bound in packages of 10 and thereafter 10 packets of 10 are bound together with elastic bands. |
| (e) | The ballot papers for each party and independent candidate in each election are counted, the totals recorded and the result of each election thus determined. |
| (f) | If the counting officer orders a recount, the counting officer must determine and record the result afresh if there is a different result. |
[Regulation 25(1)(c), (d) and (e) substituted by section 18(18.2), (18.3) and (18.4) of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
| (2) | The forms referred to in section 50(1) are Appendices 12, 13 and 14 |
[Regulation 25(2) inserted by section 18(18.5) of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
