ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) her chief election agent or election agent, and all such ballot papers shall be placed together in an envelope within the packet containing the accepted ballot papers. 64 Procedure after counting at polling station (1) After the counting is completed the presiding officer shall without delay, in the presence of such candidates and their election agents as are present— (a) close and seal the aperture in the ballot box; and (b) make up into separate packets sealed with his or her own seal and with the seals of those candidates and election agents, if any, who desire to affix their seals— (i) the unused and spoilt ballot papers and counterfoils of the unused ballot papers placed together; (ii) the counterfoils of the used ballot papers, including the counterfoils of the spoilt ballot papers; (iii) the list of votes marked by the presiding officer; and (c) record on the polling-station return the votes obtained by each candidate and the number of rejected ballot papers in such a manner that the results of the count for each ballot box are shown on the return; and (d) display the completed polling-station return to those present and afford each candidate or his or her polling agent the opportunity to subscribe their signatures thereto; and (e) affix a copy of the polling-station return on the outside of the polling station so that it is visible to the public. (2) Immediately after affixing a polling station return on the outside of the polling station in terms of subsection (1)(e), the presiding officer shall personally transmit to the constituency elections officer for the constituency to which the polling station belongs— (a) the ballot box and packets referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b), accompanied by a statement made by the presiding officer showing the number of ballot papers entrusted to him or her and accounting for them under the heads of used ballot papers, excluding spoilt ballot papers, unused ballot papers and spoilt ballot papers; and (b) the polling-station return certified by himself or herself to be correct: Provided that if, by reason of death, injury or illness, the presiding officer is unable personally to transmit the ballot box, packets, statement and polling station return under this subsection, a polling officer who was on duty at the polling station shall personally transmit these, and in that event any statement or certification required to be made by the presiding officer for the purposes of this section may be made by the polling officer concerned. 65 Procedure on receipt of polling-station returns (1) Subject to subsection (6), the constituency elections officer shall give reasonable notice in writing to each candidate or his or her chief election agent of the time and place where the constituency elections officer will verify and collate all the polling-station returns. - 50 -