Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006
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Amendment of Presidential Elections Act 1993. |
18.— The Presidential Elections Act 1993 is amended— | |
(a) in section 20, by substituting “3 p.m.” for “12 noon”, and | ||
(b) in section 51(2), by substituting for “operation.” the following: | ||
“operation, provided that— | ||
(a) the number of votes credited to the second lowest candidate is greater than one quarter of the quota, or | ||
(b) where the number of votes credited to any one of such two or more lowest candidates does not exceed one quarter of the quota, it is clear that the exclusion of the candidates separately in accordance with subsection (1) could not result in a number of votes exceeding one quarter of the quota being credited to any such candidate.”. |