ELECTORAL REGULATIONS, 2005 “I, ……………….…………………………… being the constituency elections officer for the ………….…………………. constituency, do hereby declare that I have, in accordance with the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], and the regulations made thereunder, ascertained the result of the poll for the said constituency, and that there have been given to— (Name of candidate and party if any) …………………………………………………. votes; …………………………………………………. votes; …………………………………………………. votes; and that, as …………………………………… and ……………………………………… have received an equal number of votes and such equality affects the result of the election, the provisions of section 66(2) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], do apply, and the election shall be determined by the drawing of lots by the Chief Elections Officer in the presence of a judge of the Electoral Court.”: Provided that, if such equality exists after the last count referred to in subsection (2), before making the statement in terms of this subsection, the constituency elections officer shall make a statement in terms of subsection (2) indicating the number of votes given to each candidate as determined at each counting of the votes. 12. Collection of ballot boxes and packets after close of poll (1) The constituency elections officer shall fix and notify each presiding officer of the time and place where he or she will receive the ballot boxes and sealed packets referred to in section 69(1) of the Act. (2) At the time fixed in terms of subsection (1), the constituency elections officer shall attend at the place notified in terms of subsection (1) for the reception of the ballot boxes and sealed packets referred to in subsection (1). (3) The constituency elections officer shall, on the receipt of the ballot boxes and sealed packets referred to in subsection (1), examine seals on each such box and packet, and shall— (a) afford the candidates and the agents of the candidates an opportunity to examine such seals; and (b) make a record of any such seal which appears to him or her to have been tampered with. 13. Presiding officer to arrange for delivery of ballot boxes If a presiding officer is unable for any reason to deliver personally to the constituency elections officer any ballot box and sealed packets referred to in section 12(1), he or she shall— (a) inform the constituency elections officer that he or she is unable to return the box and packets and the reasons therefor; and (b) arrange with the constituency elections officer for the delivery of such ballot box and packets by a person approved by the constituency elections officer. 14. Office hours and inspection and copies of documents (1) The hours during which the office of an electoral officer shall be open to members of the public during any week-day which is not a Saturday or public holiday shall be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Provided that the office of an electoral officer shall be open to members of the public on such additional days and for such longer hours as the Commission may prescribe or direct. (2) Any person wishing to inspect a document which is open to inspection in terms of the Act shall specify the document and the election to which the document refers. (3) A person inspecting any document referred to in subsection (2) shall not make any copy or extract from such document. (4) A copy or extract from any document referred to in subsection (2) shall be supplied by the electoral officer upon payment of such fee as may be fixed by the Commission to cover the cost of making such copy or extract. 15. Cost of voters' rolls US$ (1) Electronic voters’ roll— (a) Ward (b) Constituency (c) … 2,00 10,00 [Paragraph (c) repealed by s.i 68 of 2013. Paragraphs (a) and (b) amended by s.i 83 of 2013] (2) Printed voters’ roll— (a) Ward (b) Constituency 15,00 15,00 x total number of wards in the constituency; 5