ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (d1) provide each candidate or his or her election agent with a copy of the completed polling-station return; and [Paragraph inserted by s. 20 of Act No. 3 of 2012 and amended by s. 29 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (e) affix a copy of the polling-station return on the outside of the polling station so that it is visible to the public and shall ensure that it remains there so that all members of the public who wish to do so may inspect it and record its contents. [Paragraph amended by s. 29 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (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 ward elections officer for the ward in which the polling station is situated— (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. [Section as substituted by s. 46 of Act No. 17 of 2007 and amended by s. 29 of Act No. 6 of 2014] 65 Procedure on receipt of polling-station returns at ward centre (1) Either before or as soon as possible after receiving polling-station returns transmitted in terms of section 64, a ward elections officer shall give reasonable notice in writing to— (a) each candidate or his or her chief election agent; and (b) each political party whose party-list candidates are contesting the election in the ward; and (c) such observers as can readily be contacted; of the time when the ward elections officer will verify and collate the polling-station returns at the ward centre and count the postal votes. (2) At the time notified in terms of subsection (1) and in the presence of such candidates, election agents and observers as are present, the ward elections officer shall— (a) display each polling-station return to those present; and (b) verify each polling-station return by ensuring that it purports to be duly certified by the presiding officer of the polling station concerned; and (c) on request, allow any candidate, election agent or observer to make notes of the contents of any polling-station return. (3) When the ward elections officer has displayed and verified the polling-station returns in terms of subsection (2), he or she shall add together the number of votes received by each candidate as shown in each polling-station return and record the result on a ward return. (4) Having recorded the results of the polling-station returns in terms of subsection (3), the ward elections officer, in the presence of such candidates, election agents and observers as are present, shall— (a) verify the postal ballots in accordance with sections 78, if they have not already been verified; and (b) count the postal votes and record separately on the ward return the number of such votes received by each candidate; and (c) enter on the ward return the total number of votes received by each candidate, including postal votes; and (d) close and seal the aperture in the postal ballot box. 83