Lawgist48Revocation of the appointment or death of a polling agent or counting agent
(1) Any revocation of the appointment of a polling agent shall be signed by the candidate or his election agent and shall operate from the date on which it is lodged with such officer as may be prescribed, and in the event of such a revocation or of the death of a polling agent before the close of the poll, the candidate or his election agent may appoint in the prescribed manner another polling agent at any time before the poll is closed and shall forthwith give notice of such appointment in the prescribed manner to such officer as may be prescribed.
(2) Any revocation of the appointment of a counting agent shall be signed by the candidate or his election agent and shall operate from the date on which it is lodged with the returning officer, and in the event of such revocation or of the death of a counting agent before the commencement of the counting of votes, the candidate or his election agent may appoint in the prescribed manner another counting agent at any time before the counting of votes is commenced and shall forthwith give notice of such appointment in the prescribed manner to the returning officer.
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- 40 Election agents
- 41 Disqualification for being an election agent
- 42 Revocation of the appointment, or death, of an election agent
- 43 [Omitted.]
- 44 [Omitted.]
- 45 Functions of election agents
- 46 Appointment of polling agents
- 47 Appointment of counting agents
- 48 Revocation of the appointment or death of a polling agent or counting agent
- 49 Functions of polling agents and counting agents
- 50 Attendance of a contesting candidate or his election agent at polling stations, and performance by him of the functions of a polling agent or counting agent
- 51 Non-attendance of polling or counting agents
