Procedure at close of poll. 72. —At the hour fixed for the closing of the poll the returning officer shall either— ( a ) seal each postal voters ballot box so that no further papers can be inserted therein, or ( b ) forthwith open each such box and extract and deal with the contents thereof in accordance with section 73 .
§ Electoral Act 1992 s. 72Procedure at close of poll
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