Electoral system family
Kiribati
Answer
Plurality/Majority
Source
Declaration of result
25. When the result of the poll has been ascertained, the Electoral Officer of result shall forthwith declare to be elected the candidate, or in the case of an election for which 2 or 3 members are to be elected, the 2 or 3 candidates as the case may be, for whom the greatest number of votes have been cast, and shall also declare the number of votes for each and every candidate, whether elected or not:
Provided that the Electoral Officer shall not declare any candidate to be elected unless the number of votes cast in favour of that candidate is in excess of one-half of the total number of ballot papers counted in accordance with regulation 19.
Comment
Provided that the Electoral Officer shall not declare any candidate to beelected unless the number of votes cast in favour of that candidate is inexcess of one-half of the total number of ballot papers counted in accordancewith regulation 19.
