Referendum Act, 1994
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Counting of the votes. |
35.—(1) After the ballot papers have been mixed in accordance with section 114 of the Act of 1992 (as applied by section 33 ), the local returning officer shall, rejecting any that are invalid, arrange them in parcels according to the votes recorded on them and shall count and record the number of votes given in favour of the proposal which is the subject of the referendum and the number of votes given against that proposal and shall ascertain the total number of valid papers for the constituency concerned. | |
(2) Having counted the votes in accordance with subsection (1), the local returning officer shall forthwith notify the referendum returning officer, in such manner as the latter may direct, of the number of votes given in favour of the proposal and the number of votes given against the proposal and the total number of valid ballot papers. |