sec.59Scrutineers

### sec.59 Scrutineers Each candidate for an election may, by notice given to the returning officer for the election in the approved form, appoint 1 or more adults as scrutineers for the candidate. Scrutineers are entitled to be present in each polling booth at times when electors are allowed to vote at the booth. Scrutineers are also entitled to be present— beforehand at each polling booth to— inspect ballot boxes; and observe the examination of declaration envelopes received before 6p.m. the day before the polling day for the election; and afterwards at each polling booth and other places to observe the examination of declaration envelopes, the printing of completed ballot papers for electronically assisted votes and the counting of votes; and at a place to observe any part of a procedure for making an electronically assisted vote. For subsections (2) and (3) , the number of scrutineers each candidate is entitled to have at a polling booth or other place is 1 scrutineer for each issuing officer present at the booth or place. A scrutineer may— object to an issuing officer’s decision on a person’s entitlement to vote at the election; and object to the acceptance or rejection of a ballot paper by the returning officer or a presiding officer; and record the identification details given to an issuing officer at a polling booth by a person who votes at the election at the polling booth; and remove from the polling booth the scrutineer’s record of identification details mentioned in paragraph (c) ; and do anything else permitted by this Act. A scrutineer may record the name and address, as given to an issuing officer, of a person voting at an election but may not record details of how the person voted at the election. See section 192 (3) . A scrutineer must carry adequate identification to show that the person is a scrutineer. s 59 sub 2014 No. 44 s 45 amd 2014 No. 44 s 46 (sec.59-ssec.1) Each candidate for an election may, by notice given to the returning officer for the election in the approved form, appoint 1 or more adults as scrutineers for the candidate. (sec.59-ssec.2) Scrutineers are entitled to be present in each polling booth at times when electors are allowed to vote at the booth. (sec.59-ssec.3) Scrutineers are also entitled to be present— beforehand at each polling booth to— inspect ballot boxes; and observe the examination of declaration envelopes received before 6p.m. the day before the polling day for the election; and afterwards at each polling booth and other places to observe the examination of declaration envelopes, the printing of completed ballot papers for electronically assisted votes and the counting of votes; and at a place to observe any part of a procedure for making an electronically assisted vote. (sec.59-ssec.4) For subsections (2) and (3) , the number of scrutineers each candidate is entitled to have at a polling booth or other place is 1 scrutineer for each issuing officer present at the booth or place. (sec.59-ssec.5) A scrutineer may— object to an issuing officer’s decision on a person’s entitlement to vote at the election; and object to the acceptance or rejection of a ballot paper by the returning officer or a presiding officer; and record the identification details given to an issuing officer at a polling booth by a person who votes at the election at the polling booth; and remove from the polling booth the scrutineer’s record of identification details mentioned in paragraph (c) ; and do anything else permitted by this Act. A scrutineer may record the name and address, as given to an issuing officer, of a person voting at an election but may not record details of how the person voted at the election. See section 192 (3) . (sec.59-ssec.6) A scrutineer must carry adequate identification to show that the person is a scrutineer. - (a) beforehand at each polling booth to— (i) inspect ballot boxes; and (ii) observe the examination of declaration envelopes received before 6p.m. the day before the polling day for the election; and - (i) inspect ballot boxes; and - (ii) observe the examination of declaration envelopes received before 6p.m. the day before the polling day for the election; and - (b) afterwards at each polling booth and other places to observe the examination of declaration envelopes, the printing of completed ballot papers for electronically assisted votes and the counting of votes; and - (c) at a place to observe any part of a procedure for making an electronically assisted vote. - (i) inspect ballot boxes; and - (ii) observe the examination of declaration envelopes received before 6p.m. the day before the polling day for the election; and - (a) object to an issuing officer’s decision on a person’s entitlement to vote at the election; and - (b) object to the acceptance or rejection of a ballot paper by the returning officer or a presiding officer; and - (c) record the identification details given to an issuing officer at a polling booth by a person who votes at the election at the polling booth; and - (d) remove from the polling booth the scrutineer’s record of identification details mentioned in paragraph (c) ; and - (e) do anything else permitted by this Act.