Singapore legislation
Regulation 29
of Housing and Development (Polling for Upgrading Works) Rules
Regulation 29
Safe custody of counted polling papers, etc.
Subregulation 1
On the completion of the counting of votes cast during each polling day, the chief polling officer shall, in the presence of one or more scrutineers —
make up into separate packets, sealed with his own seal and the seals of the scrutineers —
the counted polling papers; and (ii)the rejected polling papers; and (b)prepare a daily statement of the poll in Form 5, 5A, 5B, 5C or 5D, as the case may be, in the First Schedule, which shall be certified by the scrutineers in Form 4 in the First Schedule.
Subregulation 2
The daily statement of the poll for that polling day shall be placed in an envelope and the sealed packets containing the counted, rejected and spoilt polling papers shall be placed into a container, and the envelope and container shall then each be sealed with the seals of the chief polling officer and the scrutineers in such a manner that nothing can be inserted or removed from the envelope or container without breaking the seals.
Subregulation 3
The chief polling officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the envelope and container in paragraph (2) and the contents therein.