106Directions for postal voting

106 Directions for postal voting (1) This section applies to voting by post— (a) by electors whose application to vote by post under section 101 has been accepted; and (b) by electors who are general postal voters. (2) The following directions are to be substantially observed— (a) the elector must show the ballot-paper (unmarked) and the declaration to an authorised witness; (b) the elector must then, in the presence of the authorised witness, sign the elector's name on the declaration; (c) the authorised witness must— (i) then sign the authorised witness's name on the declaration; and S. 106(2)(c)(ii) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 29(1). (ii) add the date; S. 106(2)(d) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 29(2). (d) the elector must then, in the presence of the authorised witness but so that the authorised witness cannot see the vote, mark the elector's vote on the ballot-paper in the manner prescribed by section 93(2); S. 106(2)(e) substituted by No. 30/2018 s. 29(3). (e) the elector must then— (i) post the declaration and ballot-paper to the Commission before 6 p.m. on election day; or (ii) deliver the declaration and ballot-paper to the Commission or an election official at a voting centre before 6 p.m. on election day; (f) if the elector requires assistance to vote, a person appointed by the elector, or the authorised witness if so requested by the elector, must assist the elector to vote. S. 106(3) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 13, substituted by No. 30/2018 s. 29(4). (3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(e), a ballot‑paper is to be taken to have been posted before 6 p.m. on election day if— (a) the ballot-paper is received by the Commission or an election official at a voting centre on or before 6 p.m. on the Friday immediately after election day; and (b) the declaration is witnessed on or before election day. (4) An envelope received in accordance with this section must be dealt with in accordance with the regulations. Division 4—Specific provisions S. 107 amended by No. 30/2018 s. 30.