sec.23Help to enable electors to vote at polling booths

### sec.23 Help to enable electors to vote at polling booths If an elector satisfies an issuing officer that the elector is unable to vote without help, the elector may be accompanied in the polling booth by another person chosen by the elector. The other person may help the elector, but only in the following ways— by acting as an interpreter; by explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of section 33 relating to its marking; by marking, or helping the elector to mark, the ballot paper in the way the elector wishes; by folding the ballot paper and putting it in the ballot box. If an elector (including an elector who makes or must make a declaration vote)— is unable to enter a polling booth because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy; and is able to come to a place (the voting place ) close to the polling booth; the issuing officer may perform the issuing officer’s functions and the elector may vote at the voting place as if it were the polling booth. However, the issuing officer must— before taking any action under subsection (3) , inform any scrutineers present of the proposed action; and allow only 1 scrutineer for each member to be present at the voting place; and ensure that, after the ballot paper is marked, it is— folded to conceal the vote; and put into an envelope and sealed; and if the elector has made an ordinary vote—open the envelope inside the polling booth in the presence of any scrutineers and put the folded ballot paper in a ballot box. (sec.23-ssec.1) If an elector satisfies an issuing officer that the elector is unable to vote without help, the elector may be accompanied in the polling booth by another person chosen by the elector. (sec.23-ssec.2) The other person may help the elector, but only in the following ways— by acting as an interpreter; by explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of section 33 relating to its marking; by marking, or helping the elector to mark, the ballot paper in the way the elector wishes; by folding the ballot paper and putting it in the ballot box. (sec.23-ssec.3) If an elector (including an elector who makes or must make a declaration vote)— is unable to enter a polling booth because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy; and is able to come to a place (the voting place ) close to the polling booth; the issuing officer may perform the issuing officer’s functions and the elector may vote at the voting place as if it were the polling booth. (sec.23-ssec.4) However, the issuing officer must— before taking any action under subsection (3) , inform any scrutineers present of the proposed action; and allow only 1 scrutineer for each member to be present at the voting place; and ensure that, after the ballot paper is marked, it is— folded to conceal the vote; and put into an envelope and sealed; and if the elector has made an ordinary vote—open the envelope inside the polling booth in the presence of any scrutineers and put the folded ballot paper in a ballot box. - (a) by acting as an interpreter; - (b) by explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of section 33 relating to its marking; - (c) by marking, or helping the elector to mark, the ballot paper in the way the elector wishes; - (d) by folding the ballot paper and putting it in the ballot box. - (a) is unable to enter a polling booth because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy; and - (b) is able to come to a place (the voting place ) close to the polling booth; - (a) before taking any action under subsection (3) , inform any scrutineers present of the proposed action; and - (b) allow only 1 scrutineer for each member to be present at the voting place; and - (c) ensure that, after the ballot paper is marked, it is— (i) folded to conceal the vote; and (ii) put into an envelope and sealed; and - (i) folded to conceal the vote; and - (ii) put into an envelope and sealed; and - (d) if the elector has made an ordinary vote—open the envelope inside the polling booth in the presence of any scrutineers and put the folded ballot paper in a ballot box. - (i) folded to conceal the vote; and - (ii) put into an envelope and sealed; and