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Section Ya25
 

1. If the central electoral committee discovers one or more omissions, as referred to in section S 1, subsection 3, in a list that has been submitted in a public body, it shall, notwithstanding section S 1, subsection 3, immediately inform the Lieutenant Governor of that public body accordingly by electronic means.


2. The Lieutenant Governor shall immediately notify the person who submitted the list of the omissions by registered letter or receipted delivery.


3. Without prejudice to section S 1, subsections 4 and 5, the person who submitted the list may rectify the omission or omissions specified in the notification at the clerk to the island executive’s office between 09.00 and 17.00, no later than the third day after the meeting of the central electoral committee.


4. The Lieutenant Governor shall assess the authenticity of the documents submitted to rectify the specified omissions, and record his findings in an accompanying declaration. A model accompanying declaration shall be established by ministerial order.


5. The Lieutenant Governors shall ensure that the central electoral committee is immediately informed by electronic means of the documents submitted to rectify the omissions and the accompanying declaration. The Lieutenant Governor shall make certified copies of these documents and keep them until the decision of the central electoral committee, as referred to in section S 2, has become final.


6. He shall also ensure that the documents are placed in a sealed packet, which shall be delivered to the central electoral committee by post as quickly as possible.