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CurrentDuplicate ballot-papers
21 Duplicate ballot-papers
(1)
If any person to whom a ballot-paper has been forwarded satisfies the returning officer by statutory declaration—
(a)
that the ballot-paper has been spoilt, lost or destroyed, and
(b)
that the person has not already voted at the election to which the ballot-paper relates,
the returning officer may, at any time before the close of the ballot, forward to the voter a new ballot-paper and envelope.
(2)
The returning officer must maintain a record of all ballot-papers forwarded to voters under this section.
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