62Persons present at polling

62 Persons present at polling

(1) A candidate must not in any way take part in the conduct of an election.

(2) A person who is not the presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, poll clerk, liaison officer or scrutineer, or an elector voting or about to vote, must not enter or remain in a polling booth during the polling.

(3) Subrule (2) does not apply if the person has the permission of the presiding officer.

Note A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subrule (3) (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).