230Safe keeping of ballot papers

230 Safe keeping of ballot papers

230 Safe keeping of ballot papers

(1) The returning officer must provide a ballot box that must—

(a) be secured immediately before the ballot papers are delivered to the owners in accordance with this Division, and

(b) remain secured until the close of the ballot.

(2) The returning officer must place the outer envelopes in the ballot box no later than the time and date fixed on the ballot paper for the closing of the ballot.

(3) The returning officer must keep the following materials in the ballot box for a period of not less than 3 months after the ballot or for a longer period directed by the Planning Secretary—

(a) ballot papers,

(b) rejected outer envelopes,

(c) the voting roll.