ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ PART V RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 23. 24. 25. 26. 26A. Residence qualifications of voters. Claims for registration. Claims for transfer of registration. Voters registration certificates. Closure of voters roll before nomination day. PART VI OBJECTIONS TO REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Objections by voter registration officer. Objections by voters. Hearing and determination of objections by designated magistrate. Statement of case for opinion of judge in chambers. Posting of names of persons objected to. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 36A. 36B. Removal of duplicates. Removal from voters roll on disqualification, death or absence. Registration of voter no longer disqualified. Additional powers to alter voters rolls. How alterations to be made. New registration of voters. Proof required for removal from voters on death or absence. PART VIII OFFENCES IN RELATION TO REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 37. Offences in relation to registration of voters. PART VIIIA DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES AND ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES 37A. Delimitation of constituencies and electoral divisions to be conducted openly and with consultation. 37B. Repealed 37C. Electoral centres and transmission of results to and between electoral centres. PART IX PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL ELECTIONS AND NOTIFICATION OF BY-ELECTIONS 38. General, presidential and local authority elections. 38A. Designation of national and provincial political party office-bearers for certain purposes and advance filing of certain documents in connection with elections. 39. Vacancies and by-elections. 6