sec.77Arrangements for electoral visitor voting

### sec.77 Arrangements for electoral visitor voting Each of the following electors is entitled to be a visitor elector— an elector who, because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy, will be prevented from voting at a polling booth; an elector who, because the elector is caring for a person who is ill, has a disability or is pregnant, will be prevented from voting at a polling booth. An elector who is entitled to be a visitor elector may apply to the returning officer to vote as a visitor elector. The application must be in the approved form. If the application is received no later than 7p.m. on the Wednesday before polling day, the returning officer must direct an issuing officer to visit the elector to enable the elector to vote. As soon as practicable after the returning officer has directed an issuing officer to visit electors, the returning officer must inform each candidate of— the place from which the issuing officer proposes to start making visits; and the time or times on the day or days when the issuing officer proposes to start making visits. The issuing officer must visit an elector at a reasonable hour before 6p.m. on polling day. When visiting an elector, the issuing officer must— take to the elector— a ballot paper; and a ballot box; and anything else necessary to enable the elector to vote; and be accompanied by any scrutineer who wishes to accompany the issuing officer. The issuing officer must ensure that, as far as practicable— the elector, in private, records a vote on the ballot paper and folds the ballot paper, concealing the vote; and the elector puts the folded ballot paper in the ballot box. If the elector is unable to apply under subsection (2) without help, another person may help the person apply. s 77 amd 2014 No. 44 s 58 (sec.77-ssec.1) Each of the following electors is entitled to be a visitor elector— an elector who, because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy, will be prevented from voting at a polling booth; an elector who, because the elector is caring for a person who is ill, has a disability or is pregnant, will be prevented from voting at a polling booth. (sec.77-ssec.2) An elector who is entitled to be a visitor elector may apply to the returning officer to vote as a visitor elector. (sec.77-ssec.3) The application must be in the approved form. (sec.77-ssec.4) If the application is received no later than 7p.m. on the Wednesday before polling day, the returning officer must direct an issuing officer to visit the elector to enable the elector to vote. (sec.77-ssec.5) As soon as practicable after the returning officer has directed an issuing officer to visit electors, the returning officer must inform each candidate of— the place from which the issuing officer proposes to start making visits; and the time or times on the day or days when the issuing officer proposes to start making visits. (sec.77-ssec.6) The issuing officer must visit an elector at a reasonable hour before 6p.m. on polling day. (sec.77-ssec.7) When visiting an elector, the issuing officer must— take to the elector— a ballot paper; and a ballot box; and anything else necessary to enable the elector to vote; and be accompanied by any scrutineer who wishes to accompany the issuing officer. (sec.77-ssec.8) The issuing officer must ensure that, as far as practicable— the elector, in private, records a vote on the ballot paper and folds the ballot paper, concealing the vote; and the elector puts the folded ballot paper in the ballot box. (sec.77-ssec.9) If the elector is unable to apply under subsection (2) without help, another person may help the person apply. - (a) an elector who, because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy, will be prevented from voting at a polling booth; - (b) an elector who, because the elector is caring for a person who is ill, has a disability or is pregnant, will be prevented from voting at a polling booth. - (a) the place from which the issuing officer proposes to start making visits; and - (b) the time or times on the day or days when the issuing officer proposes to start making visits. - (a) take to the elector— (i) a ballot paper; and (ii) a ballot box; and (iii) anything else necessary to enable the elector to vote; and - (i) a ballot paper; and - (ii) a ballot box; and - (iii) anything else necessary to enable the elector to vote; and - (b) be accompanied by any scrutineer who wishes to accompany the issuing officer. - (i) a ballot paper; and - (ii) a ballot box; and - (iii) anything else necessary to enable the elector to vote; and - (a) the elector, in private, records a vote on the ballot paper and folds the ballot paper, concealing the vote; and - (b) the elector puts the folded ballot paper in the ballot box.