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Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)

Chapter 6 : Administration

Part 2 : Voting stations

66. Boundaries of voting stations

 

 

(1) Before the voting station opens for voting on voting day the presiding officer of a voting station must determine the boundary of the voting station after consultation with party agents and members of the security services who are available at that voting station at that stage.

 

(2) The presiding officer must demarcate the boundary of the voting station by displaying visible signs, markers or tape along the whole line of the boundary, or at sufficient points along that line, to  ensure that the boundary is clearly identifiable by any person present at that voting station.

 

(3) The presiding  officer may  alter the boundary  at any time if it is necessary to do so to ensure proper control and security at the voting station and after consultation with party agents and members of the security services who are available  at that voting  station at that stage.

 

[section 66 substitution by No. 19 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]