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Development Councils Elections Act (No. 20 of 1981) - Sect 45

Procedure on closure of poll

45.
(1) As soon as practicable after the closure of the poll, the presiding officer of each polling station shall, in the presence of the polling agents make up into separate packets, sealed with his own seal and the seals of such polling agents as desire to affix their seals
(a) each ballot box at that station, each such box remaining locked as it was at the time of the opening of the poll and being sealed after the closure of the poll so as to prevent the introduction of any ballot papers thereafter ;
(b) the key of each ballot box ;
(c) the unused and spoilt ballot papers placed together;
(d) the marked copies of the register of electors and the counterfoils of the ballot papers ;
(e) the list of voters to whom ballot papers are not delivered under section 36 ; and
(f) the tendered votes list, and shall deliver the packets to the counting officer.
(2) The packets shall be accompanied by a statement substantially in form J set out in the First Schedule to this Act, (hereinafter referred to as " the ballot paper account") made by the presiding officer, showing the number of ballot papers entrusted to him and accounting for them under the heads of
(a) ballot papers issued to voters, other than spoilt ballot papers;
(b) spoilt ballot papers ; and
(c) unused ballot papers.

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