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Section 99, The Public Elections Act, 2012
Status not yet checkedThe Public Elections Act, 2012, Sierra Leone
(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) Pursuant to subsection (1), upon meeting a Chiefdom
Council, the Returning Officer shall–
(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 72;
(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.
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