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CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE 21. Postponement or adjournment of polling or counting of votes

(1) The Electoral Affairs Commission may direct the postponement of a poll or the counting of votes in respect of a poll if, before the commencement of polling or counting, as the case may be, the Commission is of the opinion that the polling or counting, as the case may be, is likely to be obstructed, disrupted, undermined or seriously affected by riot or open violence or any occurrence of public danger.

(2) The Electoral Affairs Commission may direct—
 * (a) the adjournment of a poll if, during the polling, the Commission is of the opinion that the poll; or
 * (b) the adjournment of the counting of votes in respect of a poll if, during the counting, the Commission is of the opinion that the counting,

is likely to be or is being obstructed, disrupted, undermined or seriously affected by riot or open violence or any occurrence of public danger.

(3) A member of the Election Committee who has cast a vote at a poll adjourned under subsection (2) is not entitled and shall not be allowed to cast a vote again at the resumed polling.

(4) Subsection (3) ceases to apply if the poll proceeds to another round of voting.

22. Termination of election proceedings

(1) Where—
 * (a) at the close of nominations 2 or more candidates are validly nominated; and
 * (b) proof is given to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer that any candidate dies or is disqualified under section 20(1) from being elected at any time after the close of nominations but before the declaration of the result of the election,

the Returning Officer shall, by a public declaration, terminate the proceedings for the election.

(2) If a candidate is eliminated at any round of voting under section 27(3)(c) or (4)(c), he shall cease to be regarded as a candidate for the purposes of subsection (1)(b).

23. The only candidate shall be returned

If at the close of nominations only one candidate is validly nominated, the Returning Officer shall publicly declare the candidate to be returned at the election.