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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 14 April 2023

[ELO 40] Voter lists40 

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(1) The Supervisor must ensure that the Register of Voters is subdivided into voter lists for each established polling station with such details of all the voters assigned to that polling station as determined by the Supervisor.
(2) The Supervisor must ensure that each voter list prepared under subsection (1) is printed and distributed to the respective polling station for the use of the election officials at the polling station.
(3) The Supervisor must ensure that special voting lists are compiled for those voters voting by alternative methods under this Act.
(4) The Supervisor may require the heads of any institution at which polling will take place, including hospitals and other health and long-term care facilities, pretrial detention centres, prisons, and military units, if applicable, to compile a list of voters, in the approved form, residing at their facilities and forward the list to the Supervisor within 7 days of the dissolution of Parliament.

[subs (4) am Act 9 of 2021 s 9, effective 7 June 2021]

(5) The heads of any institution in subsection (4) must comply with the directions of the Supervisor and must assist the Supervisor with any other request made by the Supervisor.
(6) The Supervisor is responsible for compiling the Register of Postal Voters and any other special voter list applicable under this Act.
(7) The Supervisor must include a notation beside the name of each voter on the regular voter list who is also on a special voter list under subsection (3) indicating that the person is registered for an alternative voting method, and any such notation shall indicate that such person is not entitled to vote on the polling day at the polling station to which he or she is assigned.
(8) The Supervisor may publish the provisional voter list for each polling station as approved by the Electoral Commission on or before 30 September of each year except in an election year.

[subs (8) subst Act 9 of 2021 s 9, effective 7 June 2021]

(9) Any political party or any candidate may, upon the payment of such fees as approved by the Supervisor, acquire a copy of the voter lists containing the names, genders, address details and voter numbers of the voters.

[subs (9) am Act 5 of 2017 s 13, effective 17 February 2017; Act 9 of 2021 s 9, effective 7 June 2021]