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Full list of changes Senate made to Electoral Act Amendment Bill

Clause 43: Ballot boxes and voting devices

 

Subsection 1:

The Commission shall provide suitable boxes, electronic voting machine or any other voting device for the conduct of elections.

 

Subsection 3:

The Polling Agents shall be entitled to be present at the distribution of the election materials, electronic voting machine and voting devices from the office to the polling booth.

 

Clause 52: Conduct of poll by open secret ballot

 

Subsection 2:

Subject to section 63 of this Bill, voting at an election and transmission of results under this Bill shall be in accordance with the procedure determined by the Commission.

 

Subsection 3 was deleted while Subsection 4 was renumbered as Subsection 3.

 

Clause 63: Counting of votes and forms

 

Subsection 5:

The Presiding officer shall transfer the results including total number of accredited voters and the results of the ballot in a manner as prescribed by the Commission.

 

Clause 87: Nomination of candidates by parties.

 

Subsection 1:

A political party seeking to nominate candidates for elections under this Bill shall hold direct primaries for aspirants to all elective positions, which shall be monitored by the Commission.

 

Subsections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were deleted, new Subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were inserted, while Subsections 8 and 9 were renumbered. The newly inserted subsections are:

 

Subsection 3: The procedure for the nomination of candidates by political parties for the various elective positions by direct primaries shall ensure that all aspirants are given equal opportunity of being voted for by members of the party and given opportunity to have agents for the purpose of monitoring the primaries.

 

Subsection 4: The procedure adopted for the direct primaries shall be spelt out in a guideline to be issued by the political party and filed with the Commission at least 14 days before the primary election.

 

Subsection 5: A political party shall maintain register of its members and provide in the guideline for the conduct of the primaries that the register of its members shall be used for accreditation for the primaries.

 

Subsection 6: The Commission shall deploy personnel to monitor the primaries in all the centres where the direct primaries are held.

 

Subsection 7: Every aspirant cleared by the party to contest at the primary not later than fourteen days to the primary shall be entitled to a copy of the guideline for the conduct of the primaries in which he or she is participating.

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