114ZW   Preliminary scrutiny of ballot-papers of certain electors under this Division

(1)  At the scrutiny the returning officer shall produce unopened all envelopes containing ballot-papers marked by electors who have voted under this Division, being ballot-papers of persons claiming to be enrolled for a subdivision of the district for which he or she is the returning officer.

(2)  If the returning officer is satisfied that the elector is enrolled for the district for which the returning officer is appointed, he or she shall remove the ballot-paper from the envelope and, without unfolding the ballot-paper or allowing any other person to do so, place the ballot-paper in a sealed ballot-box for further scrutiny, together with any other ballot-papers accepted for further scrutiny under this subsection, but if he or she is not so satisfied he or she shall disallow the ballot-paper without opening the envelope.

(3)  After dealing with all envelopes and ballot-papers in the manner prescribed by subsection (2), the returning officer shall proceed with the scrutiny of the ballot-papers which have been accepted for further scrutiny by removing them from the ballot-box in which they were placed in accordance with subsection (2) and:

(a)  by opening any of those ballot-papers relating to an election for the Assembly and allowing and counting those which are formal and disallowing and rejecting those which, by virtue of section 122, are informal, and

(b)  by opening any of those ballot-papers relating to a periodic Council election and counting the votes recorded for each candidate.