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Section 17
 

Polling district commission


(1) For membership of a polling district commission, each political party or coalition whose list of candidates has been registered shall nominate one of its members and one substitute and shall do so not later than fifty-five days before polling day.


(2) A polling district commission must have not fewer than five members. Where a polling district commission is not established pursuant to subsection (1), or where its number of members falls to below five and there is no substitute, then the required members shall be appointed by the mayor from among electors. 


(3) The first meeting of a polling district commission shall be held not later than forty days before polling day and it shall be called by the mayor.


(4) A polling district commission shall:


a) ensure proper conduct of polling and maintain order in the polling station;


b) complete the electoral register and accept voting certificates;


c) count votes, make a record of the conduct and result of polling, and submit the record forthwith to the respective district electoral commission; and


d) submit electoral documents to the municipality for safekeeping.


(5) Subsection (4)(b) does not apply to the activity of a polling district commission established for a polling district pursuant to section 12(4).