Statistics Act, 1999
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Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)Chapter 6 : Counting57. Place and time of counting of votes |
| (1) | Votes must be counted at the voting station at which those votes were cast, except when— |
| (a) | the voting station is a mobile voting station; or |
| (b) | in the interest of ensuring a free and fair election, the Commission determines that those votes be counted at another counting venue. |
| (2) | If the votes are to be counted at the voting station at which those votes were cast and if the counting officer for that voting station is a person other than the presiding officer for that voting station, the presiding officer must deliver to the counting officer the items mentioned in section 53. |
| (3) | If the votes are not to be counted at the voting station at which those votes were cast, the presiding officer must deliver the following items mentioned in section 53 to the counting officer of a counting venue determined by the Commission: |
| (a) | The ballot paper statement; |
| (b) | the sealed, used ballot boxes; |
| (c) | the sealed, unused ballot boxes; and |
| (d) | the sealed containers. |
