Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)Chapter 6 : Counting61. Rejection of ballot papers |
| (1) | The counting officer must reject a ballot paper— |
| (a) | that indicates the identity of the voter; |
| (b) | on which a vote is cast for more than one party or for more than one ward candidate; |
| (c) | that is unmarked; |
| (d) | that is marked in such a way that it is not reasonably possible to determine the voter’s choice; |
| (e) | that does not bear the official mark on the back of the ballot paper; or |
| (f) | that is not an official ballot paper. |
| (2) | The counting officer must— |
| (a) | mark "rejected" on the back of each rejected ballot paper; and |
| (b) | tile the rejected ballot papers in each ballot separately. |
| (3) | If a counting officer’s acceptance or rejection of a ballot paper is disputed by an agent or ward candidate, the counting officer must— |
| (a) | mark "disputed" on the back of that ballot paper; |
| (b) | cause to be counted, the accepted ballot papers that are disputed; and |
| (c) | tile the rejected ballot papers that are disputed separately. |