Section 70, The Public Elections Act, 2012

(1) The Electoral Commission shall be responsible for theconduct 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 most convenient; (b) not later than fifteen days before the day of election, give notice where practicable, in the Government Notice referred to in section 67, 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 32 33 Final list of candidates to be published by Commission. Contested election and unopposed National Conduct of elections by Electoral Commission together with a description of the symbol which the Electoral Commission has accepted for each political party or candidate in another election being held on the same day; (c) indicate the situation 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 who shall be in charge of the polling station; and (ii) Polling Assistants under the direction of the Presiding Officer; (e) provide each Presiding Officer with 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 necessary; (f) provide the Presiding Officer at each polling station with instruments for making an official mark on the ballot papers; (g) provide the Presiding Officer at each polling station with copies of the Register of Voters or a part of the register that contains the names of the persons allotted to vote at that polling station; (h) 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 candidates; and (i) do such other things as may be necessary for conducting the election in the manner provided in this Act. (3) During an election, the arrangements under this section and other acts relating to the electoral process generally shall be subject to verification and monitoring but only by observers accredited by the Electoral Commission.