Initial dealing with postal voting papers after close of polling
94 Initial dealing with postal voting papers after close of polling
(1) At the times the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre considers practicable after the close of polling for the election, the officer must:
(a) open the postal ballot box and remove the unopened envelopes containing declaration ballot papers received not later than 6 pm on the Friday next following the polling day; and
(b) allow candidates' scrutineers to inspect each envelope bearing an elector's postal vote certificate marked "rejected" and then:
(i) exclude the declaration ballot papers contained in those envelopes from further scrutiny; and
place the envelopes, unopened, in a parcel; and
(c) take the declaration ballot paper from the envelope admitted to scrutiny without inspecting or unfolding it or allowing any other person to do so; and
(d) place the envelope in a parcel with all other envelopes from which ballot papers have been taken under paragraph (c); and
(e) seal the parcels mentioned in paragraphs (b)(ii) and (d) and endorse on each parcel a statement of its contents.
A candidate's scrutineer may sign a sealed parcel.
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