sec.50Declaration of pre-polling booths

### sec.50 Declaration of pre-polling booths The returning officer may arrange a place as a polling booth for an election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote. A polling booth mentioned in subsection (1) may be located anywhere within or outside the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the election is to be held. However, the returning officer must ensure a pre-polling booth mentioned in subsection (1) is arranged at 1 of the following places— the public office, or a part of the public office, of the local government for which the election is to be held; another office used by the local government to receive rate payments; another convenient place in the local government’s area. Also, the returning officer must— fix the times, during the period starting 14 days before the polling day and ending at 6p.m. on the day immediately before polling day, when the polling booth may be used for voting; and publish a notice on the electoral commission’s website, and in other ways the returning officer considers appropriate— declaring the place as a polling booth for the election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote; and stating the times at which votes may be cast at the booth. The returning officer must give written notice to candidates of the declaration of the polling booth and the times at which votes may be cast at the booth. s 50 amd 2014 No. 44 s 40 ; 2019 No. 30 ss 168 , 208 (sec.50-ssec.1) The returning officer may arrange a place as a polling booth for an election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote. (sec.50-ssec.2) A polling booth mentioned in subsection (1) may be located anywhere within or outside the local government area, or division of the local government area, for which the election is to be held. (sec.50-ssec.3) However, the returning officer must ensure a pre-polling booth mentioned in subsection (1) is arranged at 1 of the following places— the public office, or a part of the public office, of the local government for which the election is to be held; another office used by the local government to receive rate payments; another convenient place in the local government’s area. (sec.50-ssec.4) Also, the returning officer must— fix the times, during the period starting 14 days before the polling day and ending at 6p.m. on the day immediately before polling day, when the polling booth may be used for voting; and publish a notice on the electoral commission’s website, and in other ways the returning officer considers appropriate— declaring the place as a polling booth for the election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote; and stating the times at which votes may be cast at the booth. (sec.50-ssec.5) The returning officer must give written notice to candidates of the declaration of the polling booth and the times at which votes may be cast at the booth. - (a) the public office, or a part of the public office, of the local government for which the election is to be held; - (b) another office used by the local government to receive rate payments; - (c) another convenient place in the local government’s area. - (a) fix the times, during the period starting 14 days before the polling day and ending at 6p.m. on the day immediately before polling day, when the polling booth may be used for voting; and - (b) publish a notice on the electoral commission’s website, and in other ways the returning officer considers appropriate— (i) declaring the place as a polling booth for the election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote; and (ii) stating the times at which votes may be cast at the booth. - (i) declaring the place as a polling booth for the election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote; and - (ii) stating the times at which votes may be cast at the booth. - (i) declaring the place as a polling booth for the election to enable electors to cast a pre-poll vote; and - (ii) stating the times at which votes may be cast at the booth.