Cap. 541F 《選舉管理委員會(選舉程序)(區議會)規例》Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation

As soon as practicable after the publication of the notice appointing the election day for a constituency, the Chief Electoral Officer must publish in the Gazette, for the constituency, a notice which complies with subsection (2).

A notice under subsection (1) must state— (19 of 2023 s. 116)

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the nomination period for a constituency is to be determined by the Chief Electoral Officer. (19 of 2023 s. 117)

The nomination period must not begin earlier than the date on which the relevant election notice is published in the Gazette. The nomination period must not be less than 14 days or more than 21 days.

The nomination period must end not less than 28 days and not more than 42 days before the date on which the relevant election is to be held.

Despite subsections (2) and (3), the nomination period may be longer than 21 days and may end during the period of 28 days before the date on which the relevant election is to be held if the nomination period is extended under section 2A(3). (12 of 2014 s. 10)

Subject to section 33(2) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547), as soon as practicable after a declaration referred to in section 33(1) of that Ordinance is made, in order to hold a by-election for the purposes of that section 33(1), the Chief Electoral Officer must publish in the Gazette a notice in accordance with this section.

The by-election notice must state, in relation to each constituency for which the by-election is to be held— (19 of 2023 s. 118)

The by-election notice must state the date on which the by-election is to be held for the constituency.

The by-election notice must also state that a poll will be held on the date referred to in subsection (3) if the number of validly nominated candidates for election for the constituency exceeds the number of members to be returned for the constituency at the by-election.

The by-election notice must also state—

A person is to be nominated as a candidate for a constituency by submitting to the Returning Officer a nomination form which complies with this section. (19 of 2023 s. 119)

The nomination form must be submitted in accordance with this section.

The nomination form must be in the specified form and subscribed in accordance with the District Councils (Subscribers and Election Deposit for Nomination) Regulation (Cap. 547 sub. leg. A).

The candidate must make the declaration required by section 34(1A)(c) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) in the appropriate place on the nomination form. (19 of 2023 s. 119)

The nomination form must contain a declaration by the candidate to the effect that he or she—

The nomination form—

The nomination form must be signed by the candidate in each place the candidate’s signature is required on that form.

The nomination form must be signed by each subscriber. It must contain the name and identity document number of each subscriber. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

The nomination form must contain other particulars (if any) required to be furnished on that form.

The Returning Officer may require a candidate to furnish any other information that Officer considers appropriate for enabling the Eligibility Review Committee to be satisfied— (19 of 2023 s. 119)

Only one person can be nominated by one nomination form.

The nomination form must be submitted to the Returning Officer within the nomination period at the specified address.

The nomination form must be submitted by the candidate in person or in any other manner authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer.

The Returning Officer may accept a nomination form only if it is accompanied by the appropriate deposit.

When the Returning Officer receives the appropriate deposit, that Officer must issue a receipt for the amount of the deposit.

The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable after receiving a nomination form, forward the form to the Eligibility Review Committee. (19 of 2023 s. 120)

The Eligibility Review Committee must, as soon as practicable after receiving a nomination form forwarded by the Returning Officer, decide whether a candidate is validly nominated. (19 of 2023 s. 120)

If sections 20, 21 and 34 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) and section 12 are complied with, the candidate stands validly nominated unless—

Without prejudice to sections 20, 21 and 34 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547), the Eligibility Review Committee may decide that a nomination form is invalid if and only if— (19 of 2023 s. 120)

In deciding whether a candidate is validly nominated for a constituency, the Eligibility Review Committee—

The matters specified for subsection (3A)(a) are—

For the purposes of subsection (3B)(b), the Returning Officer is not to advise the Eligibility Review Committee on whether a candidate has complied with section 34(1A)(c) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547). (19 of 2023 s. 120)

In this section, a reference to section 20, 21 or 34 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) being complied with in relation to a candidate for a constituency is to be construed as follows—

If the Returning Officer detects on a nomination form—

and the Returning Officer considers that it can be rectified within the nomination period, that Officer may, before forming an opinion for the purposes of section 16(3A)(a) and (3B)(c) as to whether the nomination form is valid, give the candidate a reasonable opportunity to rectify it. (19 of 2023 s. 122)

A nomination form cannot be rectified under this section after the expiry of the nomination period.

If the Eligibility Review Committee decides that the nomination of a candidate is invalid, the Committee must endorse on the nomination form the decision and the reasons for it. (19 of 2023 s. 123)

The Eligibility Review Committee must sign an endorsement under subsection (1). (19 of 2023 s. 123)

The Eligibility Review Committee must, after deciding whether a person is validly nominated—

The Returning Officer must send a notice of a decision of the Eligibility Review Committee that a person is validly nominated or is not validly nominated to the person concerned and each validly nominated candidate for the constituency concerned. (19 of 2023 s. 123)

The Returning Officer must also send a notice of a decision of the Eligibility Review Committee that a person is not validly nominated to the Director of Home Affairs. (19 of 2023 s. 123)

A notice under subsection (3) must be sent to the address of the candidate as given on the nomination form. (L.N. 144 of 2019)

A withdrawal of candidature for the purposes of section 35 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) is to be effected by giving a notice of withdrawal to the Returning Officer in accordance with subsection (2).

The following applies to a notice of withdrawal—

A person cannot be nominated as a candidate in an election for more than one constituency.

A person who wishes to be nominated as a candidate in the same election for a constituency other than the constituency for which he or she has for the time being submitted a nomination form (first constituency) must, before he or she submits a nomination form for that other constituency, withdraw his or her candidature for the first constituency, in accordance with section 20, and declare in the nomination form for that other constituency that his or her candidature for the first constituency has been withdrawn.

The Eligibility Review Committee must, within 14 days of the expiry of the nomination period, publish a notice in the Gazette which complies with this section. (19 of 2023 s. 125)

A notice referred to in subsection (1) must be published for all District Committees constituencies and District Council geographical constituencies. (19 of 2023 s. 125)

For the purposes of subsection (2)— (19 of 2023 s. 125)

A notice published for a constituency must state—

A notice under this section must be in the specified form.

(Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 125)

If, for a constituency, no more candidates have been validly nominated than the number of members to be returned for that constituency, the Returning Officer must, for the purposes of section 39(1) or (2)(a) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547), declare in a notice the candidate or candidates as being duly elected as a member or members for that constituency. (19 of 2023 s. 126)

A notice under subsection (1) must— (19 of 2023 s. 126)

If the death of a candidate is proved to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer before the election day for the constituency but after the Eligibility Review Committee has decided that the candidate is validly nominated, that Officer must notify the Chief Electoral Officer as soon as possible. (L.N. 79 of 2007; 19 of 2023 s. 127)

The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable after the Eligibility Review Committee publishes a notice for the relevant constituency in accordance with section 22, declare that the candidate has died. That Officer must further declare which candidates are validly nominated for election for the relevant constituency. (19 of 2023 s. 127)

A declaration under subsection (2) must be made—

A notice under subsection (3)(a) or (b) must state—

A public announcement under subsection (3)(c) must state—

The Returning Officer must endorse on the nomination form of the deceased candidate that the candidate has died. The Returning Officer must sign the endorsement.

The Returning Officer must, if practicable, send a notice of the declaration under subsection (2) to each of the candidates that remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned to replace the notice under section 19(3).

(Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 127)

If the disqualification of a candidate is proved to the satisfaction of the Eligibility Review Committee before the election day for the constituency but after the Committee has decided that the candidate is validly nominated, the Returning Officer must notify the Chief Electoral Officer as soon as possible. (19 of 2023 s. 128)

The Eligibility Review Committee must, as soon as practicable after the Committee publishes a notice for the relevant constituency in accordance with section 22, declare that the Committee’s decision under section 16 is varied to the effect that the candidate is not validly nominated. The Committee must further declare which candidates are validly nominated for election for the relevant constituency. (19 of 2023 s. 128)

A declaration under subsection (2) must be made—

A notice under subsection (3)(a) or (b) must state—

A public announcement under subsection (3)(c) must state—

The Eligibility Review Committee must endorse on the nomination form of the disqualified candidate that the Committee’s decision under section 16 in relation to that candidate is varied and the reasons for it. The Committee must sign the endorsement. (19 of 2023 s. 128)

The Returning Officer must, if practicable, send a notice of the declaration under subsection (2) to the disqualified candidate and each of the candidates that remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned to replace the notice under section 19(3).

(Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 128)

If, after the death referred to in section 24(1) or the disqualification referred to in section 25(1)—

the Returning Officer must, by such means as that Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances, declare that no poll is to be held for the constituency.

The Returning Officer must in the notice under section 24(3)(a) or 25(3)(a), if any, or in a separate notice—

A separate notice containing a declaration under subsection (2)(a) or (b)(i) must—

A separate notice containing a declaration under subsection (2)(b)(ii) or (c) must comply with section 97(1).

A candidate may appoint one person as his or her election agent.

Only a person who is a holder of an identity card and has attained the age of 18 years may be appointed as an election agent.

A candidate must give notice of appointment of his or her election agent to the Returning Officer.

The appointment of an election agent is not effective until notice of the appointment is received by the Returning Officer.

A notice of appointment must be in writing and state the name, identity card number and residential address of the election agent. (12 of 2014 s. 58)

The notice must be signed by the candidate.

A candidate cannot have more than one election agent at any one time.

If the appointment of an election agent is revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation to the Returning Officer as soon as possible.

A notice of revocation must be in writing and be signed by the candidate.

The revocation of the appointment of an election agent is not effective until notice of revocation is received by the Returning Officer.

If at any time an election agent dies or the appointment of an election agent is revoked, the candidate may appoint a replacement.

The appointment of a replacement must be in accordance with the requirements of this section.

A notice of appointment or a notice of revocation under this section must be— (12 of 2014 s. 58)

Subject to subsection (15), an election agent may do all things which a candidate may do under this Regulation in connection with an election. Any such act of the election agent is effective as if it had been done by the candidate in person. (12 of 2014 s. 77)

An election agent may not—

The Commissioner of Correctional Services must not give consent to an election agent under subsection (15)(d) in respect of a polling station if a polling agent has been appointed under section 45 by the same candidate for that polling station. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

Despite subsection (15)(d), the Commissioner of Correctional Services may, on an application made under that subsection during the week before polling day, give consent under that subsection if the Commissioner is satisfied that— (12 of 2014 s. 58)

If the Commissioner of Correctional Services refuses to give consent under subsection (15)(d), the Commissioner must notify the candidate or the election agent as soon as practicable. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Returning Officer must send to every candidate a notice containing the particulars of the election agents of the other candidates for the constituency concerned.

If a replacement is appointed for an election agent, the Returning Officer must send a notice of the particulars of the replacement to the candidates that Officer is required to send a notice under subsection (1).

The Returning Officer must send a notice under subsection (1) within 10 days of the expiry of the relevant nomination period.

If the appointment of the election agent is made after the notice period referred to in subsection (3), or if a replacement is appointed under section 26(11), the Returning Officer must send a notice of the particulars as soon as practicable after that Officer receives notice of the appointment or replacement, as the case may be. (12 of 2014 s. 11)

The Returning Officer must also display, in a prominent place outside that Officer’s office, a notice of the particulars of the election agents.

A notice under this section must be in the specified form.

A notice required to be sent to a candidate under subsection (1) may be sent to the election agent instead of the candidate.

A candidate may authorize one or more persons to incur election expenses on his or her behalf.

Only a person who has attained the age of 18 years may be authorized as an election expense agent.

An authorization under this section must be in writing and in the specified form, and must state the name, identity document number and residential address of the person authorized. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

An authorization must state the maximum amount the person authorized may incur as election expenses.

An authorization must be signed by the candidate. An authorization must also be signed by the person authorized.

A copy of the authorization must be served—

A copy of the authorization may be served by hand, by post, by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission. (12 of 2014 s. 59)

The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard an authorization of an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with an election as being effective, for any purpose related to the election for which the authorization is relevant, only when a copy of the authorization has been served on the relevant Officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

(Repealed L.N. 79 of 2007)

If the authorization of an election expense agent is revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation—

as soon as possible.

A notice of revocation must be in writing and in the specified form, and must be signed by the candidate. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

The notice of revocation may be served by hand, by post, by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission. (12 of 2014 s. 59)

The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard a revocation of the authorization of an election expense agent as being effective, for any purpose related to an election for which a revocation is relevant, only when the notice of revocation has been served on the relevant Officer. (L.N. 74 of 2011)

Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B), the hours during which electors can cast their votes on polling day are to be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with this section. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint different polling hours for different constituencies or for different polling stations.

The Commissioner of Correctional Services may assign a time slot during the polling hours appointed for a dedicated polling station situated in a prison to an elector in custody to whom the polling station is allocated under section 33. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

Subject to section 56A, an elector to whom a time slot is assigned under subsection (2A) may only cast his or her vote during the time slot. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint the polling hours so as to give the electors a reasonable opportunity to vote.

The Commissioner of Correctional Services must assign the time slot so as to give the electors a reasonable opportunity to vote. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer must, at least 10 days before polling day, publish in the Gazette a notice specifying the polling hours for each constituency and, if appropriate, for each polling station.

The Commissioner of Correctional Services must, as early as practicable before the commencement of the poll, notify all electors to whom time slots are assigned under subsection (2A) of the time slot assigned to each of them. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer must designate, by notice published in the Gazette at least 10 days before polling day— (L.N. 131 of 2009; 12 of 2014 s. 100)

The Chief Electoral Officer may designate under subsection (1) the same place as a polling station and a counting station. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

If in relation to a constituency, 2 or more counting stations, which are also polling stations, have been designated, the Chief Electoral Officer must designate the polling station at which the largest number of electors are to vote as the dominant counting station for that constituency. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

The Chief Electoral Officer must, in relation to a District Council geographical constituency, designate each polling station (other than a special polling station) at which less than 200 electors are to vote as a small polling station. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003; 19 of 2023 s. 130)

Without affecting subsection (1C), the Chief Electoral Officer must, in relation to a constituency, designate one or more places as a dedicated polling station or dedicated polling stations at which electors in custody are allocated to vote. (L.N. 131 of 2009; 19 of 2023 s. 130)

If in relation to a constituency, 2 or more polling stations have been designated and at least one of them is a small polling station, a special polling station or a dedicated polling station, the Chief Electoral Officer must designate a polling station (other than a small polling station, a special polling station or a dedicated polling station) as a main counting station for the purpose of counting the votes cast at the polling station and the small polling station, the small polling stations, the special polling station, the special polling stations, the dedicated polling station or the dedicated polling stations, as may be appropriate. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003; L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer may, in relation to a District Council geographical constituency, designate a polling station as a main counting station in respect of the small polling station only if the aggregate of the electors to vote at the polling station to be so designated and the electors to vote at the small polling station is not less than 200. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003; 19 of 2023 s. 130)

The Chief Electoral Officer may designate under subsection (1)—

The Chief Electoral Officer may hire any structure, place or premises or a part of a structure, place or premises to designate as a polling station or a counting station.

The Chief Electoral Officer may designate a place described in subsection (2) in addition to or in substitution of a place designated under this section as a polling station or a counting station. The Chief Electoral Officer must publish notice of such designation. The notice may be published in a manner that Officer thinks fit.

The Chief Electoral Officer must ensure that there are sufficient polling stations and counting stations to enable polling and counting of the votes to take place smoothly and efficiently.

The Chief Electoral Officer must make available, at that Officer’s office, for public inspection, a list of the polling stations and counting stations. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003; L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer must, in the case of a polling station or a counting station which is not a Government building—

due to their having been used as a polling station or a counting station.

The Chief Electoral Officer may take such steps as that Officer considers appropriate, including taking out insurance, to insure against any risk of loss or damage that may arise due to or in connection with the use of any structure, place or premises as a polling station or a counting station.

(Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003)

For the purposes of section 31(1)(a), (b) or (c), the Chief Electoral Officer may, by written notice, require an owner or occupier of any target premises to—

The steps specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) are—

If any target premises are used as a polling station or counting station as a result of a person’s compliance with a requirement made under subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer must pay to the person a user fee for the period during which the premises are so used.

The amount of the user fee payable under subsection (3) is to be—

A user fee payable under subsection (3) is to be paid out of the general revenue.

A person who fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) is liable to pay a financial penalty of $50,000, which is recoverable as a civil debt due to the Government.

In this section—

If the polling station or polling stations designated by the Chief Electoral Officer for a constituency would be difficult of access for persons with a disability, the Chief Electoral Officer must designate one or more polling stations as special polling station or stations to be used for voting by them. (12 of 2014 s. 101)

Only a polling station which is, in the opinion of the Chief Electoral Officer, suitable for use by persons referred to in subsection (1) may be designated as a special polling station.

The Chief Electoral Officer may, for the purposes of subsection (1), designate as a special polling station any place which has been designated as a polling station under section 31. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

In a notice published under section 31(1), the Chief Electoral Officer must indicate—

(Repealed 12 of 2014 s. 101)

The Chief Electoral Officer may assign, for each constituency, one or more polling stations for conducting the poll for that constituency.

The Chief Electoral Officer— (19 of 2023 s. 131)

Under subsection (2), for the purposes of an election, the Chief Electoral Officer— (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer may, if the circumstances require, allocate to an elector an alternative polling station, in addition to or in substitution of the polling station allocated under subsection (2), to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at the election.

To enable the Chief Electoral Officer to perform his or her functions under this section in relation to electors, the Commissioner of Correctional Services must, upon a request by the Chief Electoral Officer, provide the following information concerning every person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detained by the Correctional Services Department on remand—

To enable the Chief Electoral Officer to perform his or her functions under this section in relation to electors, the head of any law enforcement agency must, upon a request by the Chief Electoral Officer, provide the following information concerning every person who is detained by the law enforcement agency under any lawful authority—

For every contested election, at least 10 days before polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer must send a poll card to each elector.

A poll card need not be sent to an elector if—

A poll card sent to an elector who will be serving a sentence of imprisonment in a prison on the polling day must be addressed to the elector and sent, as far as practicable, to the prison. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

If an elector is entitled to cast more than one vote at an election, the Chief Electoral Officer may send separate poll cards for each vote or send one poll card for all the votes. (19 of 2023 s. 132)

The Chief Electoral Officer must state in the poll card or each poll card the polling station or stations at which the elector must cast his or her vote or votes. (19 of 2023 s. 132)

Where an alternative polling station is allocated to an elector under section 33(4), the Chief Electoral Officer must, as soon as practicable, notify, in a manner that Officer considers appropriate—

An elector, who claims to be a person with a disability and that access to the polling station which is allocated to him or her under section 33(2) is difficult for him or her due to the disability, may apply to the Chief Electoral Officer to vote at the special polling station designated for the constituency for which he or she is entitled to vote.

An application under subsection (1) must be made at least 5 days before polling day.

On receiving an application under subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer must, if satisfied that the application is well founded, allocate to the elector an appropriate special polling station to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at the election to which the application relates.

The Chief Electoral Officer must inform the applicant in a manner that Officer considers appropriate, the result of the application, as soon as practicable.

When the Chief Electoral Officer allocates a special polling station to an elector, that Officer must, as soon as practicable, notify, in a manner that Officer considers appropriate—

of the name, identity document number and registered residential address of that elector.

The Chief Electoral Officer must notify the persons referred to in subsection (5) of the constituency or constituencies for which the elector is entitled to vote. (19 of 2023 s. 133)

The Chief Electoral Officer may, if the circumstances require, allocate to an elector an alternative special polling station, in addition to or in substitution of the special polling station allocated under subsection (3), to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at the election.

Where an alternative special polling station is allocated to an elector under subsection (7), the Chief Electoral Officer must, as soon as practicable, notify, in a manner that Officer considers appropriate—

Subject to subsection (2), a person may only vote at the polling station or stations allocated to him or her under section 33. (19 of 2023 s. 134)

A person who is allocated a special polling station under section 35 may only vote at the special polling station so allocated.

The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint a person to preside at each polling station.

The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint persons that Officer considers suitable, as polling officers, to assist the Presiding Officer in the conduct of a poll.

The Chief Electoral Officer may, at any time, with reasonable cause revoke the appointment of any Presiding Officer or polling officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

Where the same place is designated as both a polling station and a counting station under section 31(1A), the Presiding Officer of the polling station is to be regarded as the Presiding Officer of the counting station. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to each candidate for a District Committees constituency a copy or extract of the part of the District Committees constituencies register relating to the constituency for which that candidate is nominated. (19 of 2023 s. 135)

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to each candidate for a District Council geographical constituency a copy or extract of the part of the geographical constituencies final register relating to the constituency for which that candidate is nominated. (19 of 2023 s. 135)

A copy or extract for the purposes of this section must be supplied to a candidate as soon as practicable after the relevant nomination form is submitted to the Returning Officer.

(Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 135)

A copy or extract under this section may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include. (19 of 2023 s. 135)

The form in which a copy or extract is supplied may be in a printed form, a form which is capable of being read by a computer or any other form determined by the Chief Electoral Officer.

A copy or extract for the purposes of this section may be supplied to the election agent of a candidate instead of the candidate to whom it is required to be supplied.

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to the Returning Officer for a District Committees constituency a copy or extract of the part of the District Committees constituencies register relating to the constituency for which the Returning Officer is appointed. (19 of 2023 s. 136)

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to the Returning Officer for a District Council geographical constituency a copy or extract of the part of the geographical constituencies final register relating to the constituency for which the Returning Officer is appointed. (19 of 2023 s. 136)

A copy or extract for the purposes of this section must be supplied after the relevant notice of nominations is published.

(Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 136)

A copy or extract under this section may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include. (19 of 2023 s. 136)

The form in which a copy or extract is supplied may be in a printed form, a form which is capable of being read by a computer or any other form determined by the Chief Electoral Officer.

The Chief Electoral Officer must provide at each polling station sufficient compartments as that Officer considers necessary to enable electors to vote, screened from observation.

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to each Presiding Officer the number of ballot papers the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary for the constituency for which the polling station is to be used for polling. The Chief Electoral Officer must ensure that the name of any deceased or disqualified candidate regarding whom a declaration under section 24(2) or 25(2) is made, and other information relating to that candidate, if printed on the ballot papers, are crossed out. (1 of 2019 s. 35; 19 of 2023 s. 137)

The Chief Electoral Officer must also supply to the Presiding Officer a copy or extract of the appropriate part of the final register. (19 of 2023 s. 137)

(Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 137)

A copy or extract under subsection (3) may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include. (19 of 2023 s. 137)

The form in which a copy or extract is supplied may be in a printed form, a form which is capable of being read by a computer or any other form determined by the Chief Electoral Officer.

The Chief Electoral Officer must provide at each polling station— (19 of 2023 s. 137)

that are necessary to enable electors to mark the ballot papers. (19 of 2023 s. 137)

The Chief Electoral Officer may do other acts and things as that Officer considers necessary for holding the poll effectively.

This section applies if—

The Presiding Officer of the polling station must ensure that a notice specified in subsection (3) is displayed in a prominent place—

The notice must state that—

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to the Presiding Officer a list of the names of the polling officers appointed for the polling station for which that Presiding Officer is appointed.

The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to the Returning Officer for a constituency a list of the polling officers appointed for the polling stations at which polling for that constituency is to take place.

The Presiding Officer must display the list referred to in subsection (1) in a prominent place— (L.N. 74 of 2011)

The Presiding Officer of a polling station must ensure that a notice providing information for the guidance of electors in voting procedure is— (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Presiding Officer of a small polling station or a special polling station must ensure that, before the commencement of the poll, a notice providing information of the main counting station designated for counting the votes cast at the polling station is exhibited outside the polling station. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

The Presiding Officer of a dedicated polling station must ensure that, before the commencement of the poll, there is exhibited inside the polling station a notice providing—

A notice under subsection (1) must be in the specified form.

The Returning Officer for a constituency must determine an area outside each polling station used for polling for that constituency as a no canvassing zone and an area within that area as a no staying zone. A no canvassing zone and a no staying zone are to be determined with reference to a map or plan.

If the polling station is to be used for only one constituency, the Returning Officer for the constituency must give notice to the candidates for that constituency.

If a polling station is to be used for polling for more than one constituency, the determination of the no canvassing zone and the no staying zone is to be made by the Returning Officer specified for the purpose by the Chief Electoral Officer. The Returning Officer who makes the determination must give notice to—

Notice under subsection (2) or (3) must be given at least 7 days before polling day.

A Returning Officer who is given notice under subsection (3) must give notice to the candidates for the constituency for which that Officer is appointed, as soon as practicable after that Officer receives the notice.

A Returning Officer who makes a determination of a no canvassing zone or a no staying zone may vary either or both those areas in accordance with this section. Subject to subsection (10), notice of a variation must be given as soon as practicable after the variation in the same manner as notice of a no canvassing zone or a no staying zone is given under subsection (2) or (3).

On polling day, the Returning Officer who has determined the no canvassing zone or the no staying zone (or subsequently varied it, if applicable) must display at or near the polling station a notice of the no canvassing zone and the no staying zone. That Officer must also indicate the boundaries of those zones in a manner that Officer thinks fit.

If after display under subsection (7), either or both of those areas are varied, the Returning Officer must display at or near the polling station a notice of the no canvassing zone or the no staying zone or both those zones, if appropriate, as varied.

A Returning Officer may perform any act which that Officer is required or authorized to perform under subsections (6), (7) and (8) through a Presiding Officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

A determination of a no canvassing zone or a no staying zone or the variation of such an area becomes effective only on the display of a notice under subsection (7) or (8), as may be applicable.

A notice of a variation under subsection (8) need not be given to the candidates if it is not reasonably practicable to do so before the close of the poll. Notice may be given to the election agent or polling agent of a candidate if present at the polling station.

A notice required to be given to a candidate under this section may be given to the election agent or polling agent of the candidate instead of the candidate.

On polling day, a person must not—

An officer of the Correctional Services Department may, on polling day, use a sound amplifying system or device for the performance of his or her duties in the no canvassing zone of a dedicated polling station situated in a prison. (L.N. 74 of 2011)

A person may, on polling day, canvass from door to door, without obstructing any person, on the storeys above or below street level, in a building within the no canvassing zone, which—

A person may, for the purpose of canvassing votes as described in subsection (14), display or wear any badge, emblem, clothing or head-dress referred to in subsection (13)(cb). (L.N. 125 of 2003)

The Presiding Officer must use that Officer’s best endeavours to ensure that a person does not, on polling day—

A person may, on polling day, canvass from door to door, without obstructing any person, on the storeys above or below street level, in a building within the no canvassing zone, which—

A person may, for the purpose of canvassing votes as described in subsection (1A), display or wear any badge, emblem, clothing or head-dress referred to in subsection (1)(cb). (L.N. 125 of 2003)

An officer of the Correctional Services Department may, on polling day, use a sound amplifying system or device for the performance of his or her duties in the no canvassing zone of a dedicated polling station situated in a prison. (L.N. 74 of 2011)

If, on polling day, in a no canvassing zone or a no staying zone, a person—

order the person to leave the no canvassing zone or the no staying zone, as the case may be, immediately.

If a person fails to leave when ordered to do so under subsection (2), the person may be removed by— (L.N. 131 of 2009)

A person who is removed under subsection (3) may not enter the relevant zone again on that day, unless the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer, as the case may be, permits him or her to do so. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

The powers conferred by this section are not to be exercised so as to prevent a person from voting at the polling station allocated to that person.

A candidate may appoint persons to attend at polling stations on his or her behalf for any purpose connected with the conduct of a poll, in accordance with this section.

Polling agents may be appointed to attend only at the polling stations used for polling for the constituency for which the candidate is standing for election.

A candidate may appoint a maximum of 2 polling agents for one polling station.

Only a person who is a holder of an identity card and has attained the age of 18 years may be appointed as a polling agent.

A candidate must give notice of appointment of a polling agent to the Returning Officer at least 7 days before polling day. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

Despite subsections (1), (3) and (5)—

Despite subsection (5A)(d), even though a notice of appointment is given during the week before polling day, the Commissioner of Correctional Services may still give consent under that subsection if the Commissioner is satisfied that— (12 of 2014 s. 44)

If the Commissioner of Correctional Services refuses to give consent under subsection (5A)(d), the Commissioner must notify the candidate or the election agent of the candidate as soon as practicable. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

A notice of appointment given under subsection (5) or (5A)(d) must be delivered by hand, by post, by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission. (12 of 2014 s. 44)

A notice appointing a polling agent for a polling station other than a dedicated polling station situated in a prison must, if it is not given under subsection (5), be delivered on the polling day to the Presiding Officer of the polling station— (L.N. 131 of 2009)

Subject to subsection (5A)(d), the appointment of a polling agent is not effective until notice of the appointment is received by the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer, as may be appropriate. (12 of 2014 s. 44)

A notice of appointment must be in writing and in the specified form. It must state the name, identity card number and residential address of the polling agent. It must be signed by the candidate. (12 of 2014 s. 44)

If the appointment of a polling agent is revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation to the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer of the polling station in accordance with subsection (11) or (11A). (12 of 2014 s. 44)

A notice of revocation must be in writing and in the specified form. It must be signed by the candidate. (12 of 2014 s. 44)

If the notice of revocation is given before polling day, it must be delivered to the Returning Officer by hand, by post, by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission. (L.N. 74 of 2011; 12 of 2014 s. 44)

If the notice of revocation is given on the polling day—

The revocation of the appointment of a polling agent is not effective until notice of revocation is received by the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer, as the case may be.

The Chief Electoral Officer must delineate each polling station on one or more maps or plans. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Chief Electoral Officer must display a map or plan referred to in subsection (1)—

The Presiding Officer must demarcate clearly by marks, barriers or other means as that Officer thinks fit, the polling station in accordance with the map or plan referred to in subsection (1).

The Chief Electoral Officer and the Presiding Officer must carry out their functions under this section before the poll commences.

Except where it is provided otherwise in this Regulation, a person must not enter a polling station other than to vote.

Subject to subsections (4) and (5), in order to ensure that polling takes place smoothly and efficiently, the Presiding Officer may—

Without limiting subsection (2), the Presiding Officer may exclude from the polling station any person who is present in contravention of this section.

The Presiding Officer may not exclude from the polling station—

A person authorized by the Commission to be present in a polling station may be present in accordance with the terms of the authorization.

Subject to subsections (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12), on behalf of each candidate, one polling agent of that candidate may be present in the polling station at any one time.

Subsection (6) does not apply to a dedicated polling station situated in a maximum security prison. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

If a candidate is present in the polling station, the election agent or polling agent of that candidate may not be present in that polling station at the same time.

If the election agent of a candidate is present in the polling station, a polling agent of that candidate may not be present in that polling station at the same time.

A candidate, an election agent or polling agent may be present in the polling station subject to the availability of seats in the area designated to accommodate them.

A person referred to in subsection (9) who wishes to be admitted to the polling station must, on arriving at the polling station, report in person to the Presiding Officer and produce his or her identity card and a declaration of secrecy completed on the specified form by him or her.

If the area referred to in subsection (9) is occupied to its full seating capacity, the Presiding Officer may refuse entry to the polling station to any person referred to in that subsection. That Officer may make arrangements for admitting them to the polling station later.

Only an election agent or polling agent regarding whom notice of appointment has been given under this Regulation may be present at a polling station on behalf of a candidate.

If a person who is accompanied by a child arrives at a polling station for the purpose of voting, the Presiding Officer may permit the child to enter the polling station if that Officer considers that—

The Presiding Officer must not exercise the powers conferred on that Officer under this section so as to prevent a person from voting at the polling station allocated to that person.

Subject to subsection (6), if on polling day, within a polling station, a person—

contrary to a direction of the Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officer, Presiding Officer or any polling officer not to do so, that person commits an offence. (L.N. 125 of 2003; L.N. 79 of 2007; L.N. 74 of 2011)

A person who, on polling day, films or takes photographs or makes any audio or video recording within a polling station without the express permission of—

commits an offence.

A person who, on polling day, engages in the canvassing of votes or displays an election advertisement within a polling station commits an offence.

A person who, on polling day, fails to comply with a lawful order given by the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer or behaves in a disorderly manner in a no canvassing zone or a no staying zone or within or at a polling station or contravenes section 43(13) or 44(4), commits an offence.

A person who, on polling day, displays or wears in the no canvassing zone, without reasonable excuse (except as provided in section 43(15)), any badge, emblem, clothing or head-dress which—

commits an offence. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

Subsection (1) does not apply to—

A person who commits an offence under subsection (1), (3), (4) or (5) is liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

(Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003)

A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) is liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

The Presiding Officer must keep order at the polling station.

If, on polling day, in the polling station or its vicinity, a person—

order the person to leave the polling station or the vicinity of the polling station, as the case may be, immediately.

If an elector who is allocated to vote at a dedicated polling station fails to cast his or her vote without undue delay pursuant to section 57(3), the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer may order him or her to leave the polling station immediately. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

If a person fails to leave when ordered to do so under subsection (2) or (2A), the person may be removed— (L.N. 131 of 2009)

A person who is removed under subsection (3) may not enter the relevant polling station again on that day, unless the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer, as the case may be, permits him or her to do so.

The powers conferred by subsection (2) are not to be exercised so as to prevent a person from voting at the polling station allocated to that person. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the Presiding Officer must show each ballot box, empty, to the persons, if any, as are then present within the polling station. Then the Presiding Officer must lock the ballot box, seal it with a seal provided for that purpose or any other device specified by the Chief Electoral Officer, so that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal or the device.

The Presiding Officer must place the ballot box for the receipt of ballot papers in that Officer’s view or in the view of any other polling officer, and must keep it locked and sealed.

A ballot paper to be used to vote for a District Committees constituency is to be in Form 1 in Schedule 2. (19 of 2023 s. 138)

A ballot paper to be used to vote for a District Council geographical constituency is to be in Form 2 in Schedule 2. (19 of 2023 s. 138)

If the Commission has made a direction under section 57A(2) in relation to a by-election for a District Committees constituency, a ballot paper to be used to vote at that by-election is to be in Form 3 in Schedule 2. (19 of 2023 s. 138)

The Chief Electoral Officer may modify the layout of the form of a ballot paper prescribed in Schedule 2 (except Forms 1 and 3 in that Schedule) to incorporate particulars relating to candidates to be printed on a ballot paper in accordance with the Particulars Relating to Candidates on Ballot Papers (Legislative Council and District Councils) Regulation (Cap. 541 sub. leg. M). (L.N. 79 of 2007; 19 of 2023 s. 138)

The Commission may decide—

The Commission may assign a code for each constituency. The code is to be printed on the front of a ballot paper.

The order in which the names of candidates appear on a ballot paper is to be determined by the Returning Officer by the drawing of lots. A number is to be allocated to each candidate according to the result of the draw.

A candidate may be present at the drawing of lots under this section or be represented by a person authorized in writing by him or her.

The Returning Officer must give notice to each candidate of the arrangements for the drawing of lots under this section.

A ballot paper is to contain the following information—

In the case of death or disqualification of a candidate who has been allocated a number under this section, the name of the candidate and the information under subsection (7) relating to that candidate—

The number allocated to a candidate under this section is not to be altered even if the information relating to another candidate for the constituency concerned who has died or is disqualified is omitted from the ballot paper or crossed out under subsection (8).

A ballot paper is to have the date and description of the election printed on the front of it.

A number may be printed on the counterfoil of a ballot paper, but that number is not to be printed or shown in any manner on the ballot paper.

A notice required to be given to a candidate under subsection (6) may be given to the election agent instead of the candidate.

The Presiding Officer may designate an area in the polling station for giving a ballot paper to a person—

If the Presiding Officer is satisfied that a person who arrives at, or is present in, the polling station to vote falls within the description in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), the Officer may direct the person to immediately proceed to the following location to apply for a ballot paper—

The Presiding Officer must not give a ballot paper to a person unless that Officer is satisfied, by inspecting the document or documents set out in subsection (1A) or (1B), that he or she is the person registered in the final register, whom he or she claims to be. (L.N. 130 of 2017)

For a person applying for a ballot paper at a polling station (other than a dedicated polling station situated in a prison), the document or documents referred to in subsection (1) are any of the following—

For a person applying for a ballot paper at a dedicated polling station situated in a prison, the document referred to in subsection (1) is a document issued by the Commissioner of Correctional Services showing—

A person is not to be prevented from voting only due to an omission or inaccuracy of a particular required to be recorded in a final register, other than—

The Presiding Officer may, at the time a person applies for a ballot paper, but not afterwards, ask, in case of doubt, the appropriate questions set out in subsection (2).

When asking the questions, the Presiding Officer must have regard to whether the ballot paper applied for is a DCC ballot paper or a GC ballot paper, and that Officer must choose, frame, adjust or modify the questions accordingly. (19 of 2023 s. 139)

The questions referred to in subsection (1) are—

The Presiding Officer must ask the appropriate questions set out in subsection (2) if so required by a candidate, an election agent or a polling agent.

The Presiding Officer must not give a ballot paper to any person who fails to answer the questions asked of that person under this section to the satisfaction of that Officer.

If a candidate, an election agent or a polling agent declares to the Presiding Officer that he or she has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged in corrupt conduct by impersonation and undertakes in writing to substantiate the allegation in a court, the Presiding Officer may take the step specified in subsection (2A). A candidate or an election agent or a polling agent may so declare only at the time a person applies for the ballot paper or after a person has applied for a ballot paper and before he or she has left the polling station.

If the Presiding Officer has reason to believe that a person applying for a ballot paper or who has applied for a ballot paper and who has not left the polling station has engaged in corrupt conduct by impersonation, the Presiding Officer may take the step specified in subsection (2A).

The step specified for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) is—

A person regarding whom a declaration is made under subsection (1) (whether or not that person is arrested or removed under that subsection) or a person who has been arrested or removed pursuant to a request made under subsection (2) is not to be prevented from voting only by reason of the declaration, arrest or removal. (L.N. 74 of 2011)

In this section, the reference to corrupt conduct by impersonation is to be construed as the corrupt conduct referred to in section 15 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap. 554). (10 of 2000 s. 47)

The Presiding Officer is to issue only one ballot paper to an elector who applies for a ballot paper for a constituency. (19 of 2023 s. 140)

Before issuing a ballot paper under this section, the name of the elector as stated in the copy or extract of the relevant final register supplied under section 40(3) must be called out.

Immediately before issuing the ballot paper, the Presiding Officer must— (14 of 2021 s. 165)

to denote that the ballot paper the elector is entitled to have issued to him or her at the relevant polling station has been so issued. (14 of 2021 s. 165)

No record is to be made of the particular ballot paper issued to an elector.

Subject to subsection (5), if—

he or she shall not cast the vote when he or she returns to the polling station before the close of the poll unless—

If an elector has complied with subsection (1)(c), the Presiding Officer must grant the permission unless he or she is of the opinion that the request is a manifest abuse of the facilities provided by this section.

If the Presiding Officer of a dedicated polling station situated in a prison grants the permission to an elector under subsection (1), the Commissioner of Correctional Services must, as far as practicable—

If the Presiding Officer grants the permission to an elector under subsection (2), he or she must—

If the Presiding Officer does not grant the permission to an elector under subsection (2), he or she must immediately re-issue to the elector the ballot paper returned under subsection (1)(c)(iii).

An elector who—

may return to the polling station before the close of the poll and cast his or her vote.

If an elector in custody leaves a dedicated polling station situated in a prison under subsection (5), the Commissioner of Correctional Services must, as far as practicable—

The right of an elector in custody who is allocated to vote at a dedicated polling station situated in a prison to cast the vote under subsection (5) is subject to the elector’s returning to the polling station within the time slot assigned to him or her under subsection (5A) or section 30(2A). (L.N. 131 of 2009)

If any ballot paper is returned under subsection (5)(c)(i) or left behind in the polling station under subsection (5)(c)(ii) by an elector, the Presiding Officer must—

For the purposes of this Regulation, re-issuing a ballot paper under subsection (3), (4) or (6) shall be regarded as issuing a ballot paper under section 56(1).

When an elector is issued with a ballot paper for a constituency, he or she must immediately go into a voting compartment and mark the ballot paper. (L.N. 131 of 2009; 19 of 2023 s. 142)

After marking the ballot paper, the elector must, before leaving the voting compartment, conceal the mark on it as directed by the Commission under subsection (2A). (L.N. 131 of 2009; 19 of 2023 s. 142)

The Commission may direct, in a way it considers appropriate, the elector—

An elector must cast his or her vote without undue delay. An elector must leave the polling station as soon as he or she has put the ballot paper into the ballot box.

A person must not put anything other than a marked ballot paper or an envelope referred to in subsection (2A) into the ballot box. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

Except where it is provided otherwise in this Regulation, a person must not remove a ballot paper from a polling station.

An elector voting for a District Committees constituency must mark the ballot paper by filling in black the ovals on it opposite the names of the candidates of the elector’s choice.

However, the Commission may, in relation to a by-election for a District Committees constituency, direct that the ballot paper must be marked with a chop provided for that purpose by the Chief Electoral Officer at the polling station and bearing the mark “✓”, with or without any design.

If the Commission makes a direction under subsection (2) in relation to a by-election—

An elector voting for a District Committees constituency must vote for a number of candidates that is equal to the number of members to be returned for the constituency at the election.

An elector voting for a District Council geographical constituency is to mark his or her ballot paper with the chop. (19 of 2023 s. 144)

The chop is to be affixed to give a single “ ” in the circle opposite the name of the candidate of the elector’s choice on the ballot paper.

The Presiding Officer may mark a ballot paper for an elector who is or claims that he or she is unable to read or is incapacitated from voting due to blindness or other physical cause. The Presiding Officer may do so only on the application of such an elector.

The Presiding Officer must mark the ballot paper for a person referred to in subsection (1) in the presence of a polling officer and in the appropriate manner specified in section 57A or 58 (as applicable) according to the choice of the elector. The Presiding Officer must put the ballot paper into the ballot box, in the manner described in section 57 in the presence of a polling officer, after marking it. (19 of 2023 s. 145)

An elector who is blind or claims that he or she is blind may make use of a template to mark the ballot paper if a template is provided for that purpose at the polling station.

Subject to subsection (2) and section 56A, if a person (the first-mentioned person) representing himself or herself to be a particular elector applies for a ballot paper after a person has been issued with a ballot paper on the basis that he or she is that first-mentioned person, the Presiding Officer must issue to the first-mentioned person a ballot paper endorsed on the front of it with the words “重複” and “TENDERED”.

The Presiding Officer may issue a ballot paper under subsection (1) only if—

Unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so, the Presiding Officer must endorse the words “未用” and “UNUSED” on any ballot paper that has been issued but has not been put into the ballot box.

References in this Regulation to an unused ballot paper are to be construed as references to a ballot paper which has been issued and has not been put into the ballot box, whether or not it has been endorsed under subsection (1).

If an elector inadvertently deals with the ballot paper issued to him or her in such a manner that it cannot be properly used as a ballot paper or makes an error in marking a ballot paper, he or she may apply to the Presiding Officer for another ballot paper.

The Presiding Officer may issue another ballot paper to a person referred to in subsection (1) if that person gives back the ballot paper already issued to him or her to the Presiding Officer and establishes to the satisfaction of the Presiding Officer the inadvertence or the fact that he or she made an error.

The Presiding Officer must immediately cancel the ballot paper given back to that Officer under subsection (2) by endorsing on the front of it with the words “損壞” and “SPOILT”.

As soon as practicable after the close of the poll at a polling station which is also designated as a counting station, the Presiding Officer must display a notice in a prominent place outside the polling station stating that the poll has been closed and that it will be opened when it is ready for use for the counting of votes. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003; L.N. 131 of 2009)

A candidate, and an election agent, a counting agent and a polling agent of such candidate may stay in a polling station referred to in subsection (1) while it is closed for the preparation for the counting of votes. (L.N. 125 of 2003; L.N. 79 of 2007)

After complying with subsection (1), the Presiding Officer must, in the presence of the persons, if any, who are present within the polling station, take the following steps—

The Presiding Officer must, after complying with subsection (2), keep the sealed ballot box or boxes under that Officer’s control until the counting of votes begins. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

At a polling station used for polling for more than one constituency, the Presiding Officer must make separate sealed packets for each constituency.

For the avoidance of doubt it is stated that the ballot papers in a sealed packet prepared under this section are not to be counted for the purpose of counting of the votes. Accordingly, references to ballot papers in relation to the counting of the votes are to be construed as not including those ballot papers.

As soon as practicable after the close of the poll at a small polling station, a special polling station or a dedicated polling station, the Presiding Officer of that polling station must, in the presence of the persons, if any, who are present within the polling station, take the following steps— (L.N. 131 of 2009)

A candidate and an election agent and a polling agent of such candidate may stay in a polling station referred to in subsection (1) while it is closed for taking the steps referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).

An election agent or a polling agent may not stay under subsection (2) in a dedicated polling station situated in a maximum security prison. (L.N. 131 of 2009)

The Presiding Officer of the small polling station or special polling station must then deliver the ballot box or boxes, the sealed packets and the ballot paper accounts prepared by that Officer to the Presiding Officer of the main counting station. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

The Presiding Officer of the dedicated polling station must then deliver the ballot box or boxes, the sealed packets and the ballot paper accounts prepared by that Officer to the Presiding Officer of the ballot paper sorting station or the main counting station concerned, as advised by the Chief Electoral Officer. (L.N. 131 of 2009; L.N. 197 of 2009)

The Presiding Officer (other than the Presiding Officer of a dedicated polling station) must prepare a statement which complies with subsection (2) for each packet prepared under section 63 or 63A, as the case may be, for a constituency. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003; L.N. 74 of 2011)

The statement under subsection (1) must be in the specified form and show the number of ballot papers for the constituency supplied to the Presiding Officer under section 40(2) and account for those ballot papers under the following heads—

The Presiding Officer of a dedicated polling station must—

The statement prepared under subsection (3)(a) must be in the specified form and show the number of ballot papers for the constituency supplied to the Presiding Officer under section 40(2) and account for those ballot papers under the following heads— (19 of 2023 s. 146)