Section 98, The Public Elections Act, 2022

(1) For the purposes of an election under this Part, the Returning Officer shall appoint the hours and place of the voting and meet each Chiefdom Council at the time and place appointed by him. (2) The Returning Officer shall, pursuant to subsection (1), upon meeting a Chiefdom Council- (a) mark numbers serially against the names of the members of that Chiefdom Council who are present in the order in which they appear in the Gazette List; (b) read the list of candidates remaining nominated and display the symbols allocated to the candidates; (c) show the ballot boxes to the electors in the manner provided in section 71; procedure in election of Paramount Chief Members of Parliament Officer to meet Chiefdom Council and conduct polling. 105. Sections 58 to 96 shall with the necessary modification apply to local council elections. PART X- ELECTION OF VILLAGE OR TOWN HEAD 106. A village head or town in the Western Area shall have a head who shall be elected by universal suffrage by residents of the village or town who are voters 107. A candidate for election as town or village head shall not take part in that election unless he has paid a non-refundable nomination fee based on the nomination fee prescribed by the Commission and based on the Nomination Fee Formulae specified in the Eleventh Schedule. 108. (1) A person qualifies to be elected as head of a village or town if that person- (a) is a citizen and a voter; (b) is not less than 30 years of age; (c) has resided in the village or town for not less than 5 years immediately before seeking to be elected as a head; and (d) has paid all taxes and rates in the Western Area Rural District as required by law. 109. The head of a Village or Town shall hold office for a period of 4 years. 110. The Electoral Commission may by statutory instruments make rules relating to election of village or town head. PART XI - ELECTORAL OFFENCES 111. A prosecution shall not be initiated for an offence created under this Part unless the offence is committed during the election period. Application of sections 58 to 96 to local council Head of village or town. fees for village or town head. Qualifications of head of village or town. Tenure of office of village or town head. Regulation of village or town head Application of this Part. (d) call the name of each voter in the Gazette List and cause a Polling Assistant to issue a ballot paper to each voter in turn. (3) Before issuing a ballot paper under subsection (2), the Polling Assistant shall place a mark against the number of the voter in the Gazette List to denote that a ballot paper has been delivered to him. (4) The voter shall then go alone to the booth or enclosure, put his mark against the symbol of the candidate of his choice secretly and then come out of the booth or enclosure with his ballot paper folded which he will then cast in full view of everyone present.