Appointment of additional polling stations and presiding officers if necessary

(1) The Returning Officer may, if he considers it necessary, appoint more than one polling station, but in case of such appointment he shall appoint presiding officers for the taking of the poll at such polling station or polling stations. (2) Where more than one polling station is established for any town the Returning Officer shall divide the register of electors for the town into as many separate parts as there are polling stations in that town. (3) Where only one polling station is established for any town the registering officer shall make the binders of registration record cards available at the polling station for the purpose of checking the identity of electors. When more than one polling station is established for any town the registering officer shall break up the binders of registration record cards relating to that town into as many separate parts as there are polling stations in that town and supply each such polling station with the part of the binders of registration record cards relating to that polling station. After the completion of the poll the registering officer shall ensure that the binders of registration record cards is restored to its original position. (4) The Returning Officer shall provide each polling station with such number of compartments as he may consider necessary to enable electors to record their votes screened from observation.