Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 2016
sec.16Electronic vote and ballot box security
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sec.16 Electronic vote and ballot box security
The returning officer must ensure that— appropriate measures are in place to keep the electronic voting system for the ballot secure from interference at all times; and a ballot box is kept as required under subsection (2) . The ballot box must be— kept in a safe place; and sealed in a way that— allows ballot envelopes for the ballot to be put in the box until the closing time for the ballot; and prevents the ballot envelopes from being taken out of the box until votes for the ballot are to be counted. On receiving a return envelope for the ballot on which an eligible veterinary surgeon’s name, registration number and signature are written, the entity administering voting in the ballot must— open the return envelope; and take the ballot envelope for the ballot out of the return envelope; and place the ballot envelope in the ballot box kept for the ballot. s 16 sub 2023 SL No. 167 s 4 (sec.16-ssec.1) The returning officer must ensure that— appropriate measures are in place to keep the electronic voting system for the ballot secure from interference at all times; and a ballot box is kept as required under subsection (2) . (sec.16-ssec.2) The ballot box must be— kept in a safe place; and sealed in a way that— allows ballot envelopes for the ballot to be put in the box until the closing time for the ballot; and prevents the ballot envelopes from being taken out of the box until votes for the ballot are to be counted. (sec.16-ssec.3) On receiving a return envelope for the ballot on which an eligible veterinary surgeon’s name, registration number and signature are written, the entity administering voting in the ballot must— open the return envelope; and take the ballot envelope for the ballot out of the return envelope; and place the ballot envelope in the ballot box kept for the ballot.
- (a) appropriate measures are in place to keep the electronic voting system for the ballot secure from interference at all times; and
- (b) a ballot box is kept as required under subsection (2) .
- (a) kept in a safe place; and
- (b) sealed in a way that— (i) allows ballot envelopes for the ballot to be put in the box until the closing time for the ballot; and (ii) prevents the ballot envelopes from being taken out of the box until votes for the ballot are to be counted.
- (i) allows ballot envelopes for the ballot to be put in the box until the closing time for the ballot; and
- (ii) prevents the ballot envelopes from being taken out of the box until votes for the ballot are to be counted.
- (i) allows ballot envelopes for the ballot to be put in the box until the closing time for the ballot; and
- (ii) prevents the ballot envelopes from being taken out of the box until votes for the ballot are to be counted.