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WorksheetsEBC (T&T) CHAPTER 7: Presiding Officer Responsibilities
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
According to Election Rule 37, who is responsible for the efficient and effective functioning of the assigned polling station?
The Returning Officer.
The Chief Election Officer.
The Presiding Officer.
The Senior Elections Clerk.
Approximately how many hours before the opening of the poll must the Presiding Officer arrive at the polling station?
One hour.
Three hours.
Two hours.
Four hours.
Which of the following is a main duty of the Presiding Officer?
Counting ballots throughout the day.
Ensuring Polling Agents are fed.
Taking custody of ballot and poll card boxes.
Announcing preliminary results.
What form confirms that authorized personnel (other than electors) in the polling station have taken an oath of secrecy?
Form A-6.
Form No. 69.
Form No. 51.
Form A-120.
How many days before Polling Day should the Presiding Officer visit the polling station with their staff to identify the setup space?
One day.
Three days.
At least two (2) days.
Five days.
Who does the Presiding Officer indicate the 100-yard limit to, where congregating is prohibited?
The Returning Officer.
The Chief Election Officer.
The Police Officer.
The Polling Agents.
At what time on Polling Day should the Presiding Officer ensure early access to the building?
5:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
What document does the Presiding Officer ascertain the nature of (including any Supplemental Lists) from the Returning Officer?
The Polling Station Diary.
The Book of Consecutive Numbers.
The Revised List of Electors.
The Statement of the Poll.
According to Election Rule 27, at what times does the Presiding Officer declare the polling station opened and closed?
7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
What forms must be endorsed by the Roving Officer upon each visit to the polling station?
Form No. 51.
Form No. 69.
Forms A-119 (1), (2) & (3).
Form A-6.
Where does the Presiding Officer make precise entries as described in Chapter 4, section 4.1 (k)?
The Statement of the Poll.
The Book of Consecutive Numbers.
The Polling Station Diary.
The Persons Not Permitted to Vote form.
What Election Rule outlines the procedure for the thorough counting of votes, which the Presiding Officer must undertake?
Election Rule 27.
Election Rule 54.
Election Rule 37.
Election Rule 97.
What is the title of Form No. 69, which the Presiding Officer must complete?
Presiding Officer's Report.
Certificate of Opening of the Poll.
Statement of the Poll.
Persons Not Permitted to Vote.
Within how many days after the close of the poll must the Presiding Officer complete and submit their report (Form No. A-6)?
Three (3) days.
Five (5) days.
Seven (7) days.
Ten (10) days.
If an elector remains in the voting booth for longer than one (1) minute, what should the Presiding Officer do?
Enter the booth to assist them.
Peer into the booth to check on them.
Enquire if they are having difficulty marking the ballot.
Instruct them to leave immediately.
If an elector presents an ID card but their name is not on the Revised List and not in the Unit Register, should the Presiding Officer permit them to vote?
Yes, if they swear an oath.
Yes, after contacting the Returning Officer.
No.
Yes, but their ballot is kept separate.
What should the Presiding Officer record if an elector refuses to make an Affirmation?
Only in the Polling Station Diary.
Only on the Persons Not Permitted to Vote form.
On the poll card, in the Polling Station Diary, and on the Persons Not Permitted to Vote form.
Only on the Police Officer's report.
According to Election Rule 51, what is one of the questions a Presiding Officer may ask an elector after they have entered the polling station?
What is your political affiliation?
Have you already voted here or elsewhere at this election?
Did you bring your poll card?
Can you confirm your address?
What should the Presiding Officer do with a spoiled ballot paper?
Place it in the ballot box.
Give it back to the elector.
Deface it, mark it 'SPOILED,' and place it in a designated envelope (E-11).
Destroy it immediately without record.
How many ballot papers is an elector entitled to, including replacements for spoiled ones?
One (1)
Two (2)
Up to three (3)
An unlimited number.
If the Officer in Charge of the Ballot Box suspects a foreign substance in a ballot, and the elector denies placing it there, who should the Presiding Officer call the attention of?
Only the other Polling Station Staff.
Only the Candidates or their Agents.
ALL Election Officers and any Candidates or their Agents present.
Only the Police Officer.
What should the Presiding Officer do if an elector refuses to have a suspect ballot placed in a special envelope (E-13)?
Insist that it be placed in the envelope.
Allow the elector to place it directly in the ballot box.
Destroy the ballot and the poll card in the presence of all and make a record.
Set the ballot aside for later inspection.
What should the Presiding Officer instruct the Poll Clerk to do with the consecutive number on the poll card of an elector who refused to immerse their finger in ink and whose ballot was destroyed?
Keep it for record purposes.
Reassign it to another elector.
Destroy the poll card with the number.
Note it in the Polling Station Diary only.
If the Deputy Presiding Officer needs temporary relief, who may perform their duties?
Only another Deputy Presiding Officer.
The Returning Officer.
The Presiding Officer or another Officer assigned by them.
A Polling Agent.
According to Section 61 of the Act, what is it considered if a Presiding Officer knowingly makes a false entry in any election record?
A minor infraction.
A procedural error.
A corrupt practice.
An administrative oversight.
