Keeping of electoral material
306 Keeping of electoral material
The returning officer is to parcel and seal all electoral material in an approved manner.
The returning officer is to give in the approved manner to the Electoral Commissioner– all used ballot papers; and any other sealed parcels of electoral material or other material the Electoral Commissioner may require.
The Electoral Commissioner is to keep all used ballot papers in respect of councillors until the certificate of election is issued for the next ordinary election for those councillors and other electoral material until at least any dispute may be determined.
Ballot papers are only to be examined for the purpose of filling a vacancy or another purpose approved by the Electoral Commissioner.
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