Sau suction 117 (2) (c)
3rd Sched. (Part III)
(3) The returning officer shall draw up a statement
showing the number of ballot papers rejected, including
those rejected in part, under the several heads of
(a) went of official mark;
(b) voting for more candidates than entitled to;
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(o) writing or mark by which elector could be identified;
(a) unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty;
(e) rejected in part;
and shall, on request, allow any counting agent to copy the
statement.
36. The decision of the returning officer as to any
question arising in respect of any ballot paper shall be final,
but shall be subject to review on an election petition
questioning the election.
Equality of votes.
37. Where an equality of votes is found to exist, and
the addition of a vote would entitle any of the candidates to
be declared elected, the returning officer, whether or not
entitled to vote in the first instance, may give a casting vote by word of mouth or in writing.
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Declaration of result.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance
to the contrary, when the result of the poll has been
ascertained, the returning officer shall forthwith declare
to be elected the candidate or candidates to whom the majority
of votes have been given, and shall as soon as possible
publish the name or names of the candidate or candidates elected
and the total number of votes gåvan for each candidate, whether
elected or not.
(2) The returning officer shall forthwith return the
names of the persons elected to the clerk of the Council.
Disposal of ballot papers &c. after poll.
39. Upon the completion of the counting the returning
officer shall seal up in separate packets the counted and
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