Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

House Assembly Elections Rules (1982)

Updated: June 2015

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Section 24, subsection 4 states:

If an agent dies or becomes incapable of acting, the candidate may appoint another agent in his place, and shall forthwith give to the returning officer notice in writing in Form 10 in the Appendix, of the name and address of the agent appointed.

 

Section 32 states:

(1) The presiding officer shall, on the application of -

  • (a) a voter who is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause from voting in a manner directed by these or Rules, or
  • (b) a voter who declares orally that he is unable to read; vote for the voter by marking on a ballot paper in the manner directed by the voter in the presence of the poll clerk and the agent of each candidate appointed for that polling station, and the ballot paper shall then be pliced in the ballot box.

(2) The name and number on the register of voters of every voter whose vote is marked in pursuance of this rule, and the reason why it is so marked, shall be entered on a list in these Rules referred to as "the list of votes marked by the presiding officer.

 

Section 33 states:

(1) If a voter makes an application to the presiding officer to be allowed on the ground of blindness or other physical cause to vote with the assistance of another person by whom he is accompanied, in these Rules referred to as 'the companion' the presiding officer shall require the voter to declare orally whether he is so incapacitated by his blindness or otherwise as to be unable to vote without assistance.

(2) If the presiding officer is satisfied that the voter is so incapacitated, and is also satisfied by a written declaration made by the companion…that the companion is a qualified person within the meaning of this rule and has not previously assisted more than one blind or incapacitated person to vote at the election, the presiding officer shall grant the application and thereupon anything which is by these rules required to be done to or by the said voter in connection with the giving of this vote may be done to, or with assistance of, the companion.

(3) For the purpose of this rule, a person shall be qualified to assist a blind person or incapacitated voter to vote, if that person is either

  • (a) a person who is entitled to vote as a voter at the election; or
  • (b) the father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son or daughter of the blind or incapacitated voter and has attained the age of eighteen.

 

Excerpts from the House Assembly Elections Rules (1982)

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Section 26 states:

The presiding officer shall regulate the number of voters to be admitted to the polling station at the same time and shall exclude all other persons except -…

  • (e) the companions of blind or incapacitated voters…

 

Section 29, subsection 3 states:

A ballot paper shall be issued to any person whose name appears on the register or a supplementary register in use for the election and who is unable to produce an identification card, if he satisfies the presiding officer -

  • (a) that he has been issued with an identification card; or
  • (b) that he has been issued with an identification card which is lost or destroyed.

 

Section 33 states:

(1) If a voter makes an application to the presiding officer to be allowed on the ground of blindness or other physical cause to vote with the assistance of another person by whom he is accompanied, in these Rules referred to as 'the companion' the presiding officer shall require the voter to declare orally whether he is so incapacitated by his blindness or otherwise as to be unable to vote without assistance.

(2) If the presiding officer is satisfied that the voter is so incapacitated, and is also satisfied by a written declaration made by the companion…that the companion is a qualified person within the meaning of this rule and has not previously assisted more than one blind or incapacitated person to vote at the election, the presiding officer shall grant the application and thereupon anything which is by these rules required to be done to or by the said voter in connection with the giving of this vote may be done to, or with assistance of, the companion.

(3) For the purpose of this rule, a person shall be qualified to assist a blind person or incapacitated voter to vote, if that person is either

  • (a) a person who is entitled to vote as a voter at the election; or
  • (b) the father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son or daughter of the blind or incapacitated voter and has attained the age of eighteen.

 

Excerpts from the House Assembly Elections Rules (1982)

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Section 24, subsection 4 states:

If an agent dies or becomes incapable of acting, the candidate may appoint another agent in his place, and shall forthwith give to the returning officer notice in writing in Form 10 in the Appendix, of the name and address of the agent appointed.

 

Excerpt from the House Assembly Elections Rules (1982)