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28 1993

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT, 1993

PART VII

Miscellaneous

Secrecy.

60. —A person who, during a presidential election, is—

(a) present at the issue of ballot papers to postal voters,

(b) present while a special voter is voting,

(c) present at the opening of postal ballot boxes,

(d) admitted to a polling station in any capacity, or

(e) present in any capacity at the counting of the votes,

shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the ballot.

Prohibition of disclosure of vote.

61. —A person who has voted at a presidential election shall not in any legal proceedings be required to state how or for whom he voted.

Publication of notices.

62. —Any public notice required by this Act to be given by the presidential returning officer or a local returning officer may be given by any method which the returning officer concerned thinks necessary or desirable for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the public the matter the subject of the requirement.