73Persons present at polling

73  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 a voter 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).