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Article 26
 

(1) Prior to proceeding to the cancellation of the registration of any voter in terms of article 24 the Commission shall by notice in writing require such person to provide such information or such proof or evidence as it may deem necessary toestablish such person’s right to remain registered as a voter and if such person fails, within ten days of the posting of such notice by the Commission, to provide in writing such information, proof or evidence to the satisfaction of the Commission, the Commission may cancel his registration or expunge his name from the Electoral Register:


Provided that in the case of a person’s total failure to answer the aforesaid notice within the aforesaid period of time, the Commission shall not proceed to cancel his registration or expunge such person’s name from the Electoral Register before it shall have served upon such person a further notice in writing to provide such information, proof or evidence to the satisfaction of the Commission within a period of ten days from such further notice. Copies of notices made pursuant to this article shall also be delivered to the party delegates.


(2) Any written communication which the Commission requires to be made to it under this article may either be delivered at the Electoral Office or forwarded to the Commission free of any charge for posting.


(3) The further notice referred to in the proviso to subarticle (1) shall be served by a police officer or by any other person appointed for the purpose by the Commission and such notice shall be deemed to have been served by delivery of the notice to the person to whom it is addressed, or to a person who is or reasonably appears to be not under fourteen years of age and who is either a member of the family or household or in its service, at the address of the voter as shown in the Electoral Register.


(4) Where the Commission decides to expunge the name of a voter from the Electoral Register, it shall inform the voter accordingly by means of a letter addressed to him and shall copy such letter to the party delegates.