Singapore legislation
Regulation 34
of Town Councils (Polling for Lift Upgrading Works) Rules 2005
Regulation 34
Safe custody of counted polling papers
Subregulation 1
On the completion of the counting of votes cast during each polling day, the chief polling officer shall, in the presence of scrutineers —
make up into separate packets, sealed with his own seal and the seals of the scrutineers —
the counted polling papers; and
the rejected polling papers;
prepare a daily statement of the poll in Form 3 in the Schedule, which shall be certified by the scrutineers in Form 4 in the Schedule; and
place the daily statement of the poll in an envelope which 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 without breaking the seals.
Subregulation 2
The sealed envelope containing the daily statement of the poll for that polling day shall be placed, together with the sealed packets containing the counted, rejected and spoilt polling papers, into a container, and the container shall then also 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 container without breaking the seals.
Subregulation 3
The chief polling officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the envelope and container referred to in paragraphs (1)(c) and (2), respectively, and the contents therein.