384Postponement of last day of voting of postal election

#### 384 Postponement of last day of voting of postal election 384 Postponement of last day of voting of postal election > > (1) If special circumstances exist, the returning officer may postpone the last day of voting of a postal election by fixing a different later day. > > > (2) If the returning officer postpones the last day of voting, the returning officer must— > > > > > (a) immediately give public notice of the new last day of voting, and > > > > > (b) if postal ballot envelopes have not yet been issued, indicate in the notice the week in which they are likely to be issued. > > > (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), special circumstances include— > > > > > (a) an unforeseen delay in the printing of election materials or in the processing of candidate information sheets, or > > > > > (b) a postal strike or any disruption to the postal service, > > > > which would in the opinion of the returning officer necessitate postponing the last day of voting.