25Procedure for disputed votes

25 Procedure for disputed votes

25 Procedure for disputed votes

(1) A person claiming to vote at the polling place may vote in accordance with this Part even though—

(a) a mark on the roll indicates that the person has already voted, if the person’s answers to the questions put to the person by the returning officer under clause 22 (2) show that the person is entitled to vote, or

(b) a mark on the roll indicates that a ballot-paper has been delivered or posted to the person for the purpose of postal voting, if the person states that the person has not applied to vote by post and the person’s answers to the questions put to the person by the returning officer show that the person is entitled to vote, or

(c) the person’s name cannot be found on the roll, if the person claims to be entitled to be enrolled as an elector for the election.

(2) After recording a vote in accordance with this clause, the elector must—

(a) place the completed ballot-paper in an envelope that is addressed to the returning officer and on which the person has made a written declaration specifying the ground on which the person claims to vote, and

(b) sign the declaration, and

(c) seal the envelope, and

(d) hand the envelope to the returning officer.