Section 2Part 0 —
Interpretation
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In this Law —
“Constitution” means the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Orders 2009 to 2016;
“counting station” means any room secured by a returning officer for the counting of the votes in respect of a referendum on the day appointed for the holding of the referendum;
“Governor” means the person for the time being holding the office of Governor of the Islands, and includes any person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office under the Constitution;
“lead organisation” means the lead organisation responsible for the presentation of the referendum petition;
“observer” means a person appointed under section 7 to observe —
the conduct of the referendum;
the verification of the ballot paper accounts; and
the counting of votes;
“polling station” means a place appointed by notice for the holding of the referendum in an electoral district;
“presiding officer” means an election officer appointed under section 36 of the Elections Law (2017 Revision) to attend at each polling station to receive the votes; and
“voter” means a person who votes or is entitled to vote at the referendum having been so duly qualified as a registered elector pursuant to the Elections Law (2017 Revision).
For the purposes of this Law, the expressions “Deputy Supervisor”, “election”, “elector”, “electoral district”, “returning officer” and “Supervisor” have the same meanings, respectively, as in the Elections Law (2017 Revision).
Defined Terms
Constitutioncounting stationGovernorlead organisationobserverpolling stationpresiding officervoter
Cross References
- Section 36 of Elections Law
appointed under section 36 of the Elections Law (2017 Revision)