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PART 5 Election and Polling
20.	Disqualification from being elected ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A449
21.	Postponement or adjournment of polling or counting of votes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A451
22.	Termination of election proceedings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A451
23.	The only candidate shall be returned ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A451
24.	A poll shall be conducted in contested election ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A453
25.	Voting by members of Election Committee ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A453
26.	Disqualification from voting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A453
27.	System of voting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A453
28.	Declaration and publication of result ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A455
29.	Winning candidate presumed to be duly elected ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A457
30.	Member of Legislative Council deemed to have resigned if appointed to be Chief Executive ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A457
31.	Winning candidate to declare he is not a member of political party ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A457
PART 6 Election Petitions
32.	Election may be questioned only by election petition made on specified grounds ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A459
33.	Who may lodge election petition ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A459
34.	Period within which election petition and appeal must be lodged ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A461
35.	Respondent to election petition ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A461
36.	Court to have jurisdiction to determine election petition ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A461
37.	Determination of election petition ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A463
38.	Acts of person not invalid if ruled not to be elected ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A463
39.	Time limit for legal challenges ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A463
40.	Chief Justice may make rules ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A465
PART 7 Miscellaneous
41.	Appointment of Returning Officers and assistants ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A465
42.	Offence to obstruct or hinder electoral officers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A467
43.	Electoral Affairs Commission may give direction to electoral officers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A467
44.	Death or incapacity of electoral officer not to terminate authority ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A469
45.	Candidates entitled to send letters to members of Election Committee free of postage ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A469