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Section 117: Appointment of presiding officers for local elections

117.Presiding officer

(1)A returning officer—

(a)shall appoint one presiding officer and such number of polling assistants as the Electoral Commission may determine;

(b)may for good cause, at any time, before or during the polling day, replace any presiding officer or polling assistant; and

(c)may appoint at least three counting officers to assist in tallying the votes cast by the voters on polling day.

(2)Where the presiding officer dies or is unable to discharge his or her duties on the polling day, the returning officer may appoint another person and where it is not possible, the oldest of the three assistants shall act as the presiding officer.

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A returning officer must appoint one presiding officer and the number of polling assistants decided by the Electoral Commission. For good cause, the r...

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