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Paragraph 20

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(1)

Immediately after the polling day the Returning Officer shall cause the—

(i)

withdrawing of the voting papers from the envelopes; and

(ii)

counting of the votes validly cast for each candidate.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph a vote shall be deemed to have been validly cast if, but only if, it has been cast in accordance with paragraph 19.