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E-3.2 - Election Act
Section 262
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262. Before the deputy returning officer remits a ballot paper, he, the poll clerk or the representative of a candidate may require a person to declare under oath, in the form prescribed by regulation, that
(1) he is a qualified elector;
(2) he was domiciled or had his residence in that polling subdivision on the day of issue of the order instituting the election;
(3) he has not already voted in the current election;
(4) he has received no benefit intended to engage his support in favour of a candidate; or that
(5) he has no ballot paper in his possession that may be used in the current election.
The poll clerk shall indicate the name of the person requiring the declaration and the reasons for the requirement, in the poll book.
262. Before the deputy returning officer remits a ballot paper, he, the poll clerk or the representative of a candidate may require a person to declare under oath, in the form prescribed by regulation, that
(1) he is a qualified elector;
(2) he was domiciled or had his residence in that polling subdivision on the day of issue of the writ;
(3) he has not already voted in the current election;
(4) he has received no benefit intended to engage his support in favour of a candidate; or that
(5) he has no ballot paper in his possession that may be used in the current election.
The poll clerk shall indicate the name of the person requiring the declaration and the reasons for the requirement, in the poll book.
