58Receipt of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers

58 Receipt of declaration envelopes and ballot-papers

(1) Before election day an election official may—

(a) remove a declaration envelope from the outer envelope if applicable; and

(b) separate signed declaration envelopes from unsigned declaration envelopes; and

(c) put aside declaration envelopes returned without declaration flaps; and

(d) if the municipal district for the election is divided into wards, arrange all the declaration envelopes according to the appropriate ward.

(2) The election manager must ensure that until after 6 p.m. on the day before election day—

(a) all declaration envelopes received are placed in a properly secured postal ballot receptacle; and

(b) no declaration flaps are removed from declaration envelopes; and

(c) all declaration envelopes remain unopened.

(3) The election manager must keep a record of the number of declaration envelopes returned and the persons who have returned declaration envelopes.