28Death of a candidate

28 Death of a candidate

(1) If a candidate dies before 12 noon on nomination day, the nomination becomes void.

(2) If a candidate dies after 12 noon on nomination day but before the close of voting in the election, the following provisions apply—

(a) if the candidate dies after the ballot-papers have been printed, the election manager must take all practicable steps to remove the name of the deceased candidate from the ballot‑papers;

(b) if the election manager receives a completed ballot-paper on which the name of the deceased candidate has not been removed, the name of the deceased candidate and any figure next to the name are to be treated as removed and the ballot-paper is to be given effect to in the voter's order of preference in respect of the remaining candidates.

(3) The election manager must keep the nomination form.

(4) The election manager must return the nomination fee to the legal personal representative of the candidate.