s 79 Votes to be struck off at scrutiny
79.—(1) On a scrutiny at the hearing of an application under section 71, only the following votes are to be struck off:(a) the vote of any person —(i) whose name was not on the register of electors assigned to the polling station at which the vote was recorded; (ii) who is not allotted under section 13A(3A)(a)(i) or (ba)(i) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 to the overseas polling station at which the vote was recorded or who is designated under section 13A(3A) of that Act as a postal voter for that election, in the case of a vote recorded at an overseas polling station; (iii) who is not allotted under section 18(1)(c) to the ordinary polling station at which the vote was recorded; (iv) who is not allotted under section 30B(1) to the special polling station at which the vote was recorded, in the case of a vote recorded at a special polling station; or (v) who has not been authorised to vote at the ordinary polling station or special polling station under section 22(2);[Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023] (b) the vote of any person whose vote was procured by bribery, treating or undue influence; (c) the vote of any person who committed or procured the commission of personation at the election; (d) votes given for any disqualified candidate by a voter knowing that the candidate was disqualified or the facts causing the disqualification, or after sufficient public notice of the disqualification, or when the disqualification or the facts causing it were notorious. (2) The vote of a registered elector must not be struck off at a scrutiny by reason only of the voter not having been or not being qualified to have his or her name entered on the register of electors. (3) On a scrutiny, any tendered vote that is proved to be a valid vote must be added to the poll if any party to the application under section 71 applies for that vote to be so added.