ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021
ACT NO. LV OF 2021
An Act further to amend the Elections Act, 2017
[Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part-I, 4th December 2021]
No. F. 22(32)/2021-Legis., dated 3.12.2021.–The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 2nd December, 2021 is hereby published for general information:-
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Elections Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017) in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted as follows:–
1. Short title and commencement.–(1) This Act shall be called the Elections (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment in Section 94, Act XXXIII of 2017.–In the Elections Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in Section 94, for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:–
“(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder, the Commission shall, with the technical assistance of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), any other authority or agency, enable overseas Pakistanis, in prescribed manner, subject to secrecy and security, to exercise their right to vote during general elections in Pakistan.”.
3. Amendment in Section 103, Act XXXIII of 2017.–In the said Act, for Section 103, the following shall be substituted, namely:–
“103. Electronic voting.–Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder, the Commission shall, with the technical assistance of any authority, or agency, procure and use in prescribed manner, subject to secrecy and security, stand-alone electronic voting machines in general elections in Pakistan.”.
