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| (1) After the receipt of the documents referred to in section 53, the returning officer shall from the statements under subsection (7) of section 51 furnished to him by all the counting officers, (including the counting officers at the counting centres where postal ballot papers were counted) add and ascertain the number of votes cast in favour of each candidate in that electoral district and prepare a statement in words as well as in figures to that effect. Such statement shall be witnessed by one of his assistants and the authorized agent of any candidate as may be present and desires to sign. The returning officer shall on request allow any authorized agent to copy the statement. |
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| (2) The returning officer shall forthwith transmit the statement referred to in subsection (1) to the Commissioner. |
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| (3) No person other than the returning officer, his assistants and clerks, authorized agents and one other person selected by each authorized agent shall be entitled to be present at the proceedings under this section. |
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