53Place and time for applying

53  Place and time for applying

 (1) An application to the Returning Officer may be made only at his or her office during:

 (a) ordinary office hours; or

 (b) the hours of polling on polling day.

 (2) An application to a pre‑poll voting officer may be made only:

 (a) at a place declared by the Electoral Commissioner by notice published in the Gazette, to be a pre‑poll voting office; and

 (b) on a day, and during the hours, fixed by the Electoral Commissioner by notice published in the Gazette.

 (3) Application cannot be made after the close of the poll in the ward for which the voter is enrolled.