PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE PROCEDURE OF THE ELECTION OF MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL COUNCILS AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THERE WITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
Sections
1. Short tile and date of operation.
2. Application of Act.
3. Membership of Provincial Council. [ 2,5 of 2004]
4. Polling divisions and polling districts.
5. Registers electors.
6. Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote.
7. Returning officers.
8. Recognized political parties for the purpose of elections.
9. Disqualification of membership.
10. Nomination period. [ 2,29 of 1990]
11. Power of Commissioner to direct which one of the rival sections of recognized political party is that party.
12. Who may contest election.
13. Nomination papers.
14. Deposits.
15. Disposal of deposits. [ 2,7 of 1993]
16. Connect to nomination of offence under certain circumstances.
17. Rejection of nominated papers.
18. Uncontested elections.
19. Procedure where no nomination papers are received.
20. Contested elections.
21. Persons entitled to be present at nomination.
22. Notice of poll. [ 3,5 of 2004]
23. Death of candidate after nomination.
24. Voting by post.
25. Official poll card.
26. Presiding officers.
27. Facilities to be provided at polling station.
28. Notice to be exhibited at polling stations.
29. Ballet boxes.
30. Ballot papers.
31. Hours of poll.
32. Appointment of polling.
33. General conduct the poll.
34. Sealing of ballot boxes and commencement of poll.
35. Issue of ballet papers. [ 12,14 of 2004]
36. Inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark.[ 13,14 of 2004]
37. Manner of voting.
38. Assistance to voters to enable them to vote.
39. Voting by proxy forbidden.
40. Plural voting to be an illegal practice.
41. Power to require voter to make declarations.
42. Spoilt ballot papers.
43. Tendered votes.
44. Closure of poll.
45. Procedure on closure of poll.
46. Presiding officers may act through officers appointed to assist him.
46A. Disturbances at polling stations.[ 16,35 of 1988]
47. Counting officers.
48. Notice of count.
49. Appointment of counting agents.
50. The count.
51. Ballot papers to be rejected.
52. Special provisions relating to powers duties and functions under sections 50 and 51.
53. Closure of the count.
54. Counting of postal ballot papers.
55. Notice of declaration of result.
56. Appointment of agents to attend at the declaration of result.
57. Persons entitled to be present at the declaration of result.
58. Declaration of the result. [ 2,55 of 1988]
59. Special provinces relating to powers, duties or functions under section 58.
60. Publications of result in the Gazette.
61. Disposal of ballot papers.
61A. Bonus seats.
62. Vacation of membership .
63. Vacation of office on ceasing to be member of recognized political party or independent group.
64. Penalty for acting as member after office is vacated.
65. Filling of vacancies.
66. Offences related to nomination papers, ballot papers, official poll cards, & c.
67. Certain persons not qualified to vote.
68. Certain acts prohibited on polling day.
69. Restriction on procession.
70. Restriction on public meetings.
71. General provisions relating to offences.
72. Printing &c. of election publications by persons.
73. Restriction on number of election offices.
74. Provisions relating to displayed handbills, poster, & c.
75. Candidate not to visit residence for canvassing & c.
76. Certain persons not to canvass or act as an agent & c.
77. Maintenance of secrecy it elections.
78. Personation.
79. Treating.
80. Undue influence.
81. Bribery.
82. Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice.
83. Special provision relating to punishment and incapacity for a corrupt practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election.
84. Certain expenditure to be illegal practice.
85. False reports in newspapers.
87. Certain employment to be illegal.
87. Printing & c. of election publications.
88. Punishment on conviction for illegal practices.
89. Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for an illegal practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election.
90. Additional penalty for certain offences.
91. Avoidance by conviction of candidate.
92. Avoidance of election on election petition.
93. Court of Appeal to try election petitions.
94. Place of trial of an election petition.
95. Who may present petition.
96. Relief which may be claimed.
97. Parties to a petition.
98. Contents of the petitioner.
99. Special provision mating to the procedure before an Election Judge.
100. Determination of Election Judge.
101. Report of Judges as to corrupt or illegal practice.
102. Appeal on question of law against determination under section 100 and any other decision or order of Election Judge.
103. Security by appellants & c. of appeal.
104. Power of the Supreme Court in appeal.
105. Transmission to President of certificate and report.
106. Effect of Certificate.
107. Effect of Report.
108. Time for presentation.
109. Prohibition of disclosure of vote.
110. Votes to be struck off at a scrutiny.
111. Procedure an practice on election petitions.
112. Rejection of ballot paper by Counting Officer to be final.
113. Report Exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt or illegal practices
114. Power at Court to except innocent act from being illegal.
115. Failure to comply with.
116. Death, withdrawal or disqualification of candidate not to invalidate nomination paper of a party or group.
117. Use of schools as polling station.
118. Secretary of a recognized political party or group leader may act as his own agent or assist his agent.
119. Non-attendance of the agents of recognised political party or independent group.
120. Prohibition of disclosure of vote.
121. Inaccurate description of places and persons.
122. Publication of notices, &c.
123. Duty of employers to grant leave to enable employees to vote.
124. Requisition of premises for use as polling stations.
125. Compensation for requisitioning premises.
125A. Procedure for casting vote where there is a reasonable fear of inability to cast vote at a given polling station.[ 3,7 of 1993]
126. Powers at Commissioner.
127. Removal of difficulties.
128. National identity card.
128A. Special provision applicable to first elections under this Act.
129. Interpretation.