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.