Sch 1 s 27Count

Sch 1 s 27 Count

27 Count

(1) After the initial scrutiny at an election, the returning officer must—

(a) count the prepaid envelope votes and electronic votes recorded for each candidate, and

(b) count the informal votes, and

(c) determine the result of the count, and

(d) announce the result of the count to the persons present at the scrutiny.

(2) The candidates with the most votes are taken to be elected.

(3) If 2 candidates receive an equal number of votes, the candidate taken to be elected is the candidate whose name is drawn from a lot containing the name of each of the 2 candidates.