sec.48Provision of ordinary polling booths

### sec.48 Provision of ordinary polling booths For taking a ballot in an election, the returning officer must arrange for places, or parts of places, to be used on polling day as ordinary polling booths to enable electors in general to vote. The returning officer may— less than 3 days before polling day, arrange for an ordinary polling booth to be used; or less than 6 days before polling day, cancel arrangements for the use of an ordinary polling booth; only if it is necessary because of circumstances beyond the returning officer’s control. If, after publication of the polling notice, the returning officer arranges for the use of an ordinary polling booth, the officer must also publish notice— of the location of the booth; and that the ordinary voting hours of the booth are from 8a.m. to 6p.m. If the returning officer cancels arrangements for the use of an ordinary polling booth, the officer must also publish notice of the cancellation. The notice under subsection (3) or (4) is to be given in the way the returning officer considers is the best way to inform electors generally. (sec.48-ssec.1) For taking a ballot in an election, the returning officer must arrange for places, or parts of places, to be used on polling day as ordinary polling booths to enable electors in general to vote. (sec.48-ssec.2) The returning officer may— less than 3 days before polling day, arrange for an ordinary polling booth to be used; or less than 6 days before polling day, cancel arrangements for the use of an ordinary polling booth; only if it is necessary because of circumstances beyond the returning officer’s control. (sec.48-ssec.3) If, after publication of the polling notice, the returning officer arranges for the use of an ordinary polling booth, the officer must also publish notice— of the location of the booth; and that the ordinary voting hours of the booth are from 8a.m. to 6p.m. (sec.48-ssec.4) If the returning officer cancels arrangements for the use of an ordinary polling booth, the officer must also publish notice of the cancellation. (sec.48-ssec.5) The notice under subsection (3) or (4) is to be given in the way the returning officer considers is the best way to inform electors generally. - (a) less than 3 days before polling day, arrange for an ordinary polling booth to be used; or - (b) less than 6 days before polling day, cancel arrangements for the use of an ordinary polling booth; - (a) of the location of the booth; and - (b) that the ordinary voting hours of the booth are from 8a.m. to 6p.m.