Section 68, The Public Elections Act, 2022

(1) The Electoral Commission shall be responsible forthe conduct of elections under this Act and shall make arrangements for the casting of ballots by voters. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Electoral Commission shall- (a) provide the number of polling stations that may be required in each electoral area and allot the voters within each electoral area to the polling stations in such manner as it thinks appropriate; (b) by notice published in the Gazette and in any other manner, not later than 15 days before the day of election, give notice specifying - (i) the day and hours fixed for voting; (ii) the full name, address and occupation of each candidate in the final list of candidates as determined by the Electoral Commission together with a description of the symbol which the Electoral Commission has accepted for each political party or candidate; (c) indicate the location of the polling station or stations and the persons entitled to vote at those stations; (d) appoint a fit and proper person, other than a candidate for election, to be - (i) the Presiding Officer, in charge of the polling station; and (ii) Polling Assistants under the direction of the Presiding Officer; 38 39 (e) provide each Presiding Officer at a polling station with - (i) ballot boxes for each polling station in the electoral area and the number of ballot papers that, in the opinion of the Presiding Officer, may be required; (ii) instruments for making an official mark on the ballot papers; (iii) copies of the Register of Voters or a part of the Register of Voters that contains the names of the persons allotted to vote at that polling station; and (iv) such other things as may be necessary for conducting the election in the manner provided in this Act; (f) cause to be published in each polling station the names of the candidates for whom a vote can be cast at that polling station together with the individual or party symbols of those (3) During an election, the arrangements under this section and other enactment relating to the electoral process generally shall be subject to verification and monitoring by observers accredited by the Electoral Commission.