SCHEDULE 3THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT REFERENDUMS RULES

PART 4Action to be taken before the poll

Provision of polling stations14

1

The counting officer must provide a sufficient number of polling stations and, subject to the following provisions of this rule, must allot the voters to the polling stations in such manner as he or she thinks most convenient.

2

One or more polling stations may be provided in the same room.

3

The polling station allotted to voters from any parliamentary polling district wholly or partly within the voting area must, in the absence of special circumstances, be in the parliamentary polling place for that district.

4

The counting officer must provide each polling station with such number of compartments as may be necessary in which the voters and proxies can mark their votes screened from observation.