12Voting paper lost or spoilt

12 Voting paper lost or spoilt

12 Voting paper lost or spoilt

(1) The Returning Officer may, upon receipt of a declaration that a voting paper has been lost or destroyed, issue a duplicate voting paper to the person to whom the lost or destroyed voting paper was sent or issued.

(2) If a voter satisfies the Returning Officer that his voting paper has been spoilt by mistake or accident, he may, on returning it, be issued with a new voting paper by the Returning Officer, who shall thereupon cancel and preserve the spoilt voting paper.