| (b) |
if that voter's name is in the certified segment of the voters' roll for the voting district concerned. |
| (3) |
When a voter produces an identity document to a presiding officer or voting officer as required by subsection (2)(a), the presiding officer or voting officer must examine the identity document and determine whether— |
| (a) |
the voter is the person described in that identity document; |
| (b) |
the voter's name is in the certified segment of the voters' roll for the voting district concerned; and |
| (c) |
that voter has not already voted in the election. |
| (4) |
For the purposes of subsection (3)(a), the presiding officer or voting officer may require that the voter's fingerprints be taken. |
| (5) |
If the presiding officer or voting officer is satisfied in respect of all the matters mentioned in subsection (3), that officer must— |
| (a) |
record that the voter is regarded to have voted in the election; |
| (aA) |
mark the voter's identity document in the prescribed manner; |
| (c) |
mark the back of a ballot paper for that election; and |
| (d) |
hand the ballot paper to the voter. |
[Subsection (5) (aA) insertion by No. 11 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]
| (6) |
Once the voter has received a ballot paper marked in terms of subsection (5)(a), the voter must— |
| (a) |
enter an empty voting compartment; |
| (b) |
mark the ballot paper in a way that indicates the registered party or candidate the voter wishes to vote for; |
| (c) |
fold the ballot paper to conceal the voter's vote; |
| (d) |
take the ballot paper to a ballot box for the election and show it to the presiding officer or a voting officer in a way that that officer can see the mark made in terms of subsection (5)(a); |
| (e) |
place the ballot paper in the ballot box; and |
| (f) |
without delay leave the voting station. |
| (7) |
The voting compartment must comply with the provisions of section 70. |
Superior Courts Act, 2013
