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1980 Revised version LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS Marginal Notes 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance. 2. Application of Ordinance. [ 2. Law 24 of 1977.] 3. Electoral areas. 4. Officers and staff. [2.9 of 1963.] 5. Powers and duties of officers. 6. Disqualifications of voters. [ 5. Law 24 of 1977.] 7. Insertion of names in electoral lists of electoral areas. [ 6, Law 24 of 1977.] 8. General qualifications for membership.[ 7, Law 24 of 1977.] 9. Disqualifications for membership. 10. Vacation of membership. 10A. Vacation of office on ceasing to be member of recognized political party. [ 9, Law 24 of 1977.] 11. Penalty for acting as member after office is vacated. 12. Parliamentary polling district deemed to be polling district for local elections. [ 11, Law 24 of 1977.] 12A. Polling districts and polling stations.[ 12, Law 24 of 1977.] 12B. Parliamentary registers to be used for local elections.[ 14, Law 24 of 1977.] 12D. Electoral list open for inspection. [14, Law 24 of 1977.] [ 3 , Law 35 of 1978.] 12E. Elections officer to correct clerical error.[ 14, Law 24 of 1977.] 12F. Application of provisions relating to preparation of lists. [ 14, Law 24 of 1977.] 16. Notice of completion of preparation of electoral lists. [ 19, Law 24 of 1977.] 17. Claims and objections. [ 20. Law 24 of 1977.] 18. Publication and hearing of claims and objections. [2I, Law 24 of 1977.] 19. Special provision regarding the appearance of a person's name in the electoral lists. [5, 15 of 1965.] [ 22, Law 24 of 1977.] 20. Appeals from decision of elections officer. [ 23, Law 24 of 1977.] 21. Order of the Supreme court.[ 24, Law 24 of 1977.] 22. Certification of electoral list.[ 25, Law 24 of 1977.] 23. Date on which electoral list comes into force. [ 26, Law 24 of 1977.] 24. Elections to be held under this Ordinance. [ 27, Law 24 of 1977.] 25. Date of holding elections. [ 28, Law 24 of 1977.] 26. Notice of nomination period.[ 29, Law 24 of 1977.] 27. Appointment of returning officers. [ 30, Law 24 of 1977.] 27A. Recognized political parties. [ 32, Law 24 of 1977.] 27E. Power of Commissioner in case of rival sections of a recognized party for the purpose of local elections [6,9 of 1962.] [ 34, Law 24 of 1977.] 28. Nomination papers. [ 36. Law 24 of 1977.] 29. Deposits by independent [ 37, Law 24 of 1977.] 30. Disposal of deposits. 31. Rejection of nomination papers. [ 40. Law 24 of 1977.] 35. Procedure where no nomination papers are received. [ 42, Law 24 of 1977.] 36. Uncontested elections. [ 43. Law 24 of 1977.] 37. Contested elections. [ 44. Law 24 of 1977.] 38. Notice of poll. 39. Death of candidate after nomination.[ 46, Law 24 of 1977.] 39A. Notice to voter regarding his number, polling station, time of the poll, &c. [9,9 of 1963.] [ 47, Law 24 of 1977.] 40. Appointment of presiding officers. [ 48, Law 24 of 1977.] 41. General conduct of poll. [ 49, Law 24 of 1977.] 42. Votes to be given by ballot.[ 50, Law 24 of 1977.] 43. Electoral list to be conclusive evidence of right to vote, [51, Law 24 of 1977.] 44. Supply of ballot boxes, &c. [ 52, Law 24 of 1977.] 45. Notices to be exhibited at polling stations. [ 53, Law 24 of 1977.] 46. Ballot boxes. 47. Ballot papers. [ 54, Law 24 of 1977.] 48. Official mark. 49. Appointment of Polling agents. 50. Admission to polling station. [ 56, Law 24 of 1977.] 51. Sealing of ballot boxes. 52. Power to require voter to make declaration. [ 57 , Law 24 of 1977.] 53. Manner of voting. 53A. Inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark. [11,15 of 1965.] 54. Assistance to voters to enable them to vote.[ 59, Law 24 of 1977.] 55. Voting by proxy forbidden.[ 60, Law 24 of 1977.] 56. Tendered ballot papers.[ 61, Law 24 of 1977.] 57. Spoilt ballot papers. 58. Closure of poll. 59. Procedure on closure of the poll,[62. Law 24 of 1977.] 60. Appointment counting agents and other agents.[ 63. Law 24 of 1977.] 61. Notice of the count and declaration of result. [ 64, law 24 of 1977.] 62. The count. [ 65, Law 24 of 1977.] 63. Rejected ballot papers. [ 66, Law 24 of 1977.] 63A. Special provisions relating to powers, duties or functions under section 62 or section 63. [ 67, Law 24 of 1977.] 64. Closure of the count. [ 68, Law 24 of 1977.] 65. Declaration of election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and members.[ 69, Law 24 of 1977.] 65A. Filling of vacancies, [70, Law 24 of 1977.] 66. Publication of results. [71, Law 24 of 1977.] 67. Disposal of ballot papers, &c. after poll [ 72. Law 24 of 1977.] 68. Appointment of counting officers,[ 73, law 24 of 1977.] 69. Non- compliance with provisions of this Ordinance.[ 15, 15 of 1965.] 69A. Death, withdrawal or disqualification of candidate not to invalidate nomination paper of party or group. [ 74, Law 24 of 1977.] 70. Use of schools as polling stations 72. Presiding officer may act through officers 73. Secretary of a recognized political party or group leader may act as his own agent or assist his agent.[ 75, Law 24 of 1977.] 74. Non-attendance of the agents of recognised political parties or independent groups. [ 76, Law 24 of 1977.] 75. Prohibition of disclosure of vote. 76. Maintenance of secrecy at elections. 77. Contravention of provisions regarding secrecy. 78. Offences in respect of nomination papers, ballot papers, &c. 79. Giving or receiving gratification. 80. Personation. [ 16, 15 of 1963.] 81. Undue influence. [ 16, 9 of 1963.] 81A. Prohibition of certain acts on the date of poll. [ 17, 9 of 1963.][ 18, 15 of 1965,] 81B. Provisions relating to display of handbills, posters, &c. [17, 9 of 1963.] [ 19, 15 of 1965.] [81. Law 24 of 1977.] 81C. Provisions relating to transport to or . from the poll.[20, 15 of 1965.] 81D. False reports in newspapers. [2f, 15 of 1965.] [ 83, Law 24 of 1977.] 82. Plural voting.[84, law 24 of 1977.] 83. Incapacity for offences at elections 84. Power to modify or supplement Ordinance.[ 85, Law 24 of 1977.] 84A. Duty of employers to grant leave to employees to vote. [23, 15 of 1965.] 84B. Inaccurate description of persons and places. [ 23, 15 of 1965.] 84C. Requisitioning of premises for use as polling stations. [23, 15 of 1965.] 84D. Compensation for requisitioning of premises. [23, 15 of 1965.] 85. Publication of notices. [ 18, 9 of 1963.] 85A. Destruction, & of notices or documents. [ 24, 15 of 1965.] 86. Expenses of elections. [ 86. Law 24 of 1977.] 87. Fines to be credited to the Consolidated Fund 89. Interpretation.