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(2)
A person is not entitled to vote in terms of subsection (1) if that person is for any
reason unable to attend in person at the place and time prescribed for polling except as it may
otherwise be prescribed.
(3)
A person shall not vote at any election in terms of this section except at an inkhundla
where that person is registered as a voter unless a special polling arrangement has been
prescribed.
(4)
A person is not entitled to stand as a candidate for election in terms of this section or
section 86 unless that person is registered as a voter in that inkhundla or Region.
Representation of women
86.
(1)
Where at the first meeting of the House after any general election it appears that
female members of Parliament will not constitute at least thirty percentum of the total
membership of Parliament, then, and only then, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, the House shall form itself into an electoral college and elect
not more than four women on a regional basis to the House in accordance with the provisions
of section 95(3).
Election by secret ballot
87.
(1)
The election of persons to any chamber of Parliament or Bucopho shall be by secret
ballot at both primary and secondary levels or any other level in accordance
with the first-past-the-post system in which the person receiving the highest number of votes
is elected.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the votes shall be cast in ballot boxes of a design
calculated to ensure efficiency and reliability.
(3)
Notwithstanding the principle of secrecy, a voter who is handicapped may be assisted
in casting the vote.
(4)
All nominations for Bucopho, or member of Parliament shall be open and supported
by at least ten persons qualified to vote in that inkhundla.
(5)
At the primary level, there shall be no canvassing for votes as persons are
nominated (that is, invited to serve) on the basis of their being known to that community.
(6)
For purposes of this section, nomination or election at “primary” or “secondary” level
means nomination or election of the elected member of Parliament or Bucopho as the case
may be at the level of chiefdom or polling division or inkhundla respectively.
Qualification as a voter
88.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of section 89, a person is qualified to be registered as a
voter if, and is not otherwise qualified unless, that person has attained the age of eighteen
years and is a citizen of or is ordinarily resident in Swaziland.
(2)
A person qualified for the purposes of this section is entitled to be registered as a
voter in one inkhundla only.
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