1988 Ed.] Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) [CAP. 381 (Procedure) Regulations
Form of ballot paper
B 13
[Subsidiary]
26. (1) A ballot paper shall be in Form 10 in the First Schedule. (L.N. 190/88)
(2) The ballot paper shall-
(a) contain the name and, if the registration officer so requires, the address of each candidate as shown in the notice of nominations published under regulation 10; (L.N. 190/88)
(b) be capable of being folded up; and
(c) have a number and the date and description of the election printed on the back.
Admission to polling stations
27. (1) No elector or authorized representative shall be admitted to vote at any polling station other than the polling station specified in respect of that elector under regulation 21.
(2) The presiding officer at a polling station in any constituency may regulate the number of electors or authorized representatives to be admitted to the polling station at the same time and shall exclude all other persons except-
(a) the officers named in the list referred to in regulation 20(2);
(b) the returning officer and any assistant returning officers;
(c) the candidates for election in that constituency and their election agents;
(d) the polling agents appointed to attend at the polling station;
(e) the police officers on duty at the polling station;
(f) public officers authorized in writing by the Deputy Chief Secretary for the purposes of this regulation. (L.N. 190/88)
Sealing of ballot boxes
L.N.55/89 Affairs for Constitutional
28. Immediately before the commencement of any poll, the presiding officer shall, in the presence of such persons as may be present in the polling station, show the empty ballot box to such persons, and shall then lock up the ballot box and seal with his own seal or such other device as the registration officer may determine the ballot box in such manner as to prevent it being opened without breaking the seal, and shall place it in his view for the receipt of ballot papers, and keep it so locked and sealed. (L.N. 190/88)
Questions to be put to electors and authorized representatives
29. (1) The presiding officer may, and if required by a candidate or his election agent or polling agent shall, put to any person applying for a ballot paper at the time of his application, but not afterwards, any or all of the following questions, that is to say-
(a) in the case of an elector-
(i) Are you the person registered as an elector in the register of electors now in force for this constituency as follows (read the whole entry from the register)?