19Application to vote before polling day

19 Application to vote before polling day

19 Application to vote before polling day

(1) An elector may make an application to the returning officer to vote before polling day if—

(a) the elector intends to leave the Island after the close of nominations and will not be on the Island during the hours of polling on polling day, or

(b) the elector, because of illness or infirmity will be precluded from attending at the polling place to vote.

(2) An application to vote before polling day—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) must specify the ground on which it is made, and

(c) must be signed by the elector, and

(d) may be made—

(i) in the case of an application under subclause (1) (a)—at any time after the close of nominations, or

(ii) in the case of an application under subclause (1) (b)—at any time after the publication in the Gazette of the election notice,

but not later than 5 pm on the day before polling day, and

(e) in the case of an application under subclause (1) (a)—must be delivered by the elector in person to the office of the returning officer.

(3) The returning officer must number in consecutive order all applications to vote before polling day.