Secrecy of the vote

(1) Every person present at a polling station or at the counting of the votes shall maintain the secrecy of the vote.

Attempting to obtain information about elector’s vote

(2) Except as provided by this Act, no person shall, in a polling station, attempt to obtain any information as to the candidate for whom any elector is about to vote or has voted.

Secrecy at the poll

(3) Except as provided by this Act, no person shall

(a) on entering the polling station and before receiving a ballot or special ballot, openly declare for whom he or she intends to vote;
(b) while in the polling station, show his or her ballot or special ballot, when marked, so as to allow the name of the candidate for whom he or she has voted to be seen; or
(c) before leaving the polling station, openly declare for whom he or she has voted.