# Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, Paragraph 57: Sealing up of ballot papers

Extent: N.I.

(1) On the completion of the counting at a contested election the returning officer shall seal up in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers.
(2) The returning officer shall not open the sealed packets of tendered ballot papers or of tendered postal ballot papers, or of the completed corresponding number lists, or of certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll, or of marked copies of the register of electors (including any marked copy notices issued under section 13BA(9) of the 1983 Act) and lists of proxies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/schedule/5/paragraph/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/schedule-5/paragraph-57
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