ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) terms of section 26; “voters roll” means⎯ (a) the voters roll for any constituency; or (b) the voters roll for any ward of a local authority area; “ward” means one of several subdivisions of a local authority area delimited for the purpose of electing members of the governing body of that authority;”. “ward or council centre” means any place within a ward or council area notified by the Chief Elections Officer in terms of subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-eight as a place where the counting of votes at a local authority election will take place in accordance with Part XVIII. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the definition of “competent witness” in subsection (1), a candidate in an election or an agent of such a candidate shall not be a competent witness in respect of voting by post in that election. PART II ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION4 6 Functions of Commission regarding observers (1) In this section— “observe”, in relation to any election, means to do any of the following during an election period, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed— (a) to observe the election process for the period between the calling of the election and the declaration of the result of the poll; and (b) to observe the conduct of the polling at the election; and (c) to be present at the counting or collating of votes cast at the election and the verification of polling station returns by presiding officers in terms of sections 63, 64 and 65; and (d) to bring any irregularity or apparent irregularity in the conduct of the poll or the counting or collating of the votes to the attention of the Commission; and the noun “observer” shall be construed accordingly. (2) The Commission shall, for the purpose of subsection (5), establish a committee, called “the Observers’ Accreditation Committee”, consisting of— (a) the chairperson of the Commission, who shall be the chairperson of the Committee; and (b) the vice-chairperson of the Commission; and (c) one member of the Commission designated by the Commission; and (d) one person nominated by the Office of the President and Cabinet; and 4 Original Part II (sections 6 to 16) substituted by Act 17/2007. No sections 7 to 16 in new Part. - 16 -