Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Elections
48A. Counting places
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The Returning Officer may —
Returning Officer
“Returning Officer” means the Returning Officer appointed under section 3;
direct that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore for an electoral division be counted at such counting place for that electoral division (which may or may not be a polling station) as the Returning Officer may specify; and
where more than one counting place is specified for an electoral division under paragraph (a), direct that the total number of votes given to each candidate or group of candidates at the poll be ascertained at a principal counting place for that electoral division (which may or may not be a counting place for that division) as the Returning Officer may specify.
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The Returning Officer must cause notice of every direction made under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette at least 2 clear days before polling day.
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