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                     3.  The elector shall retire to a voting cubicle or   part iV
                        some private space in the voting area and mark
                        his ballot paper by placing a mark (images) in   sUPPLEMENtArY
                        the spaces beside the name of his/her preferred   iNforMAtioN
                        candidate. Provided that no ballot paper shall
                        be rejected as invalid if it clearly indicates the     1. Legislative System:
                        candidate or candidates for whom the elector         The term of office is 4 years and the current
                        intended to vote, whether that indication is         Parliament is in office 2017- 2023. Also, it is not
                        made in the manner prescribed by this section        only hereditary nobles who vote for the 9 nobles’
                        or otherwise.
                                                                             representatives but ALL NOBLES
                     4.  After marking his ballot paper the elector shall
                        fold the paper and deposit it in the ballot box.     (HEREDITARY and LIFE). Since 2010 Tonga has
                                                                             had a small number of life peers: “peers” is a
                     5.  Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to          synonym for “nobles”.
                        nobles’ elections
                                                                         2. Identity of voter:
                  9. Postal Vote
                     1.  An elector residing temporarily in an electoral     If the returning officer: is in doubt whether an
                        district other than that inwhich he is registered    elector is the person whom herepresents to be,
                        may vote at an election relating to the district     the returning officer may require the elector —
                        inwhich he is registered, on proof that he is so     (a)  to take the oath set out in Form 6 of the
                        registered.                                             Schedule; and
                                                                             (b)  to place his thumb prints on the ballot paper
                     2.  The returning officer of the district in which
                        such an elector is temporarilyresident shall            and the oath form, andany person refusing
                        accept such vote on the elector submitting to           shall not be allowed to vote.
                        him acertificate in Form 2 of the Schedule and
                        taking oath before the returningofficer that he is
                        the person described therein. Upon acceptance
                        of suchvote the returning officer shall post it by
                        registered post to the chiefreturning officer of
                        the district wherein the elector is registered as
                        soon as may be practicable.
                (C) ELECTION CALENDAR


                  1. Last Election Dates
                      Last National Elections: 16th November 2017.

                  2. Last Local Elections:
                      30th May 2019

                  3. Future Election Date
                      National Elections due in October/November 2021

                      Local Elections due in May 2023.

                  4. Compulsory Voting
                      No






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