§ Electoral Act s. 36Hours of voting

(1)
By not laterthan the relevantdate stated in the election
timetable, the Commission must prescribe the voting hours foran election.
(2) If it is necessary for ensuring a free and fair election, the
scribe different voting hours for different voting stations.
Commission may pre-
(3) The chief electoral officer must publish the prescribed voting
considered appropriate so as to ensure wide publicity of those hours.
hours in the media
(4) A voting station must( a ) open for voting at the prescribed time; and
( b ) subject to subsection (7) ( b ) ,remain open for voting until the prescribed time, or
such later time as the Commission may determine in termsof subsection (7) ( a ) .
(5) No person may be admitted to a voting station for the purpose of voting after the
voting station has closed for voting.
(6) Voting at a voting station must continue until every voterhas voted w h o ( a ) is entitled to vote at that voting station; and
(b) hadreportedfor voting at thatvotingstation
at thetimeprescribed
for that
voting station to close for voting.
(7) To ensure a free and fair election, the Commission( a ) on thevotingday, may extendvoting hours at a votmg station until as late as
midnight on that voting day; or
( b ) may temporarily close a voting station for part of voting day if it is temporarily
impossible to conduct a free and fair election at that voting station.