S.I. No. 4/1938 - Presidential Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1938.

1. Before

marking

the accompanying ballot paper the voter must produce

(i) The ballot paper showing the number thereon;

(ii) This paper; and

(iii) The envelope in which he has received the ballot paper

to some person to whom the voter is known, who will witness the declaration of identity (

see other side

).

2. The voter must sign the declaration of identity

in the presence of the witness.

3. In order to vote, the voter

must

place the figure 1 in the space on the left-hand side of the ballot paper opposite to the name of the candidate for whom he votes; that is to say, the candidate he likes best. He may also place the figure 2 in the space on the left-hand side of the ballot paper opposite to the name of the candidate he likes second best, and so on. If the voter does not place the figure 1 on his ballot paper or places the figure 1 opposite to more than one name, or places the figure 1 and some other figure opposite to the same name or places any mark on the paper by which he may afterwards be identified, his ballot paper will be void, and will not be counted. The ballot paper must

not

be marked with a cross. The voter should

not

allow any person to see how he has voted.

4. Immediately after voting, the voter must place the marked ballot paper in the enclosed small envelope, on which are printed the words "Ballot Paper envelope," and fasten it up. He must then place the ballot paper envelope,

together with this paper

, in the other larger enclosed envelope addressed to the Returning Officer, and despatch the same by post without delay.

Unless an elector returns his ballot paper at once it may be too late to be counted.

5. If a voter receives more than one ballot paper he must remember that be can vote only once. Every person who votes more than once at an election is guilty of an illegal practice, and is liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1938. No. 4.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1938.

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

WHEREAS by

Section 4

of the

Presidential Elections Act, 1937

, (in these regulations referred to as "the Act") the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, hereinafter referred to as "the Minister," is empowered to make regulations prescribing any matter or thing which is referred to in the Act as prescribed or to be prescribed.

AND WHEREAS in the portion of the Act hereinafter specified certain forms are referred to as prescribed forms

NOW THEREFORE the Minister in exercise of the power conferred on him by the said Section 4 hereby makes the following regulations prescribing the said forms