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Article 10
 

(1) Every political party shall have the right to nominate two delegates (hereinafter referred to as the 'party delegates') to the Commission.

(2) Party delegates shall represent the political party nominating them with the Commission and shall have the right in general to be informed in writing at least once a month of all sittings of the Commission and decisions taken thereat.

(3) The party delegates shall notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, have full and free right of access to the Electoral Office, to all records kept therein and to check, verify and obtain any information regarding the work of the Electoral Office:

Provided that the Commission shall have the right to nominate an official of the Commission to accompany such delegates at all times.

(4) The party delegates shall continue in office until removed by the political party nominating them.

(5) Party delegates shall have the right to seek and obtain from the Commissioners as well as from any other official connected with the running, supervising or security of the elections or of any aspect thereof, information showing whether or not such persons are taking adequate measures to comply with the provisions of the law in the forthcoming elections, and the Commissioner or such other persons shall, notwithstanding any other law or regulation, be bound to furnish such information immediately.

(6) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Act granting party delegates and political parties the right to seek and obtain information or their right to be given copies of documents and lists by the Commission or by Government departments, such right shall not include the right of access to medical records or to adoption records of voters and the right to be made aware prior to the day of the poll of security features relating to ballot papers, voting documents and the official mark used by the Commission on ballot papers. The information, documents or lists shall be given to the party delegates orally or written, printed or electronic format as the delegates may require and the Commission is technically able to provide. Where the information, documents or lists are of a confidential nature the party delegates shall have the same obligations as to secrecy as the person from whom such information, documents or lists are obtained.