Electoral Act, 1963
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Voting by postal voters. |
69.—(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 15 of the Electoral Act, 1960 , the following subsections shall continue to stand substituted for subsections (2) and (3) of section 20 of the Principal Act: | |
“(2) Every local returning officer shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the order of the Minister appointing the polling day at a referendum, send to every person who is on the postal voters list for his constituency a ballot paper and a form of receipt (which shall be in the prescribed form) for such ballot paper. | ||
(3) If such ballot paper duly marked by the said person and accompanied by the said receipt duly signed by him is received by the returning officer before the close of the poll, it shall be counted by him and treated for all purposes in the same manner as a ballot paper placed in the ballot box in the ordinary way.” | ||
(2) Notwithstanding the said repeal, “receipts” shall continue to stand substituted for “declarations of identity” in paragraph (c) of Rule 31 of the First Schedule to the Principal Act. |